Aviation accidents in Kenya
CrashAtlas records 76 aviation accidents in Kenya, accounting for 330 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
76
Recorded accidents
330
Fatalities in this listing
1938–2025
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-11-20 | Lufthansa 540 | Boeing 747-130 | Kenya | 59 |
| 1992-04-16 | Kenya Air Force - KAF · 214 | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Kenya | 46 |
| 1945-07-11 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6812 | Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) | Kenya | 28 |
| 2003-07-19 | Ryan Blake Air Charter · ZS-OYI | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II | Kenya | 14 |
| 2006-04-10 | Kenya Air Force - KAF · 132 | Harbin Y-12-II | Kenya | 14 |
| 1962-05-17 | United States Air Force - USAF · 56-0546 | Lockheed C-130A Hercules | Kenya | 13 |
| 1942-12-19 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 248 | Lockheed 18-08-01 Lodestar | Kenya | 12 |
| 2025-10-28 | Mombasa Air Safari 203 | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | Kenya | 11 |
| 1944-11-29 | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC · G-AGBW | Lockheed 18-56 Lodestar | Kenya | 11 |
| 2018-06-05 | Fly-SAX 102 | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | Kenya | 10 |
| 1990-12-04 | Sudania Air Cargo · ST-SAC | Boeing 707-321C | Kenya | 10 |
| 1994-03-14 | United States Air Force - USAF · 69-6576 | Lockheed AC-130H Spectre | Kenya | 8 |
| 1943-12-29 | 230 Sqn RAF · EJ140 | Short Sunderland Mk II | Kenya | 8 |
| 1940-11-10 | Royal Air Force - RAF · AX688 | Lockheed 14-N2 Super Electra | Kenya | 7 |
| 1954-06-21 | Royal Air Force - RAF · KN647 | Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) | Kenya | 7 |
| 1945-07-08 | Royal Air Force - RAF | Consolidated Catalina | Kenya | 6 |
| 1998-03-10 | Air Memphis · SU-PBA | Boeing 707-336C | Kenya | 6 |
| 1978-07-24 | Amphibians · 5Y-CMC | Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk III-2 | Kenya | 5 |
| 1996-07-17 | Tanzanian People's Defence Force · JW9022 | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Kenya | 5 |
| 2025-08-07 | African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) · 5Y-FDM | Cessna 560XL Citation XLS | Kenya | 4 |
| 2012-08-22 | Mombasa Air Safari · 5Y-UVP | Let L-410UVP-E9 | Kenya | 4 |
| 1999-11-26 | DHL Aviation Africa · 5Y-RAN | Cessna 208 Caravan I | Kenya | 4 |
| 1976-10-04 | Emirates Air Transport · TZ-ARC | Douglas DC-7CF | Kenya | 4 |
| 2021-01-12 | Kenya Air Force - KAF | Harbin Y-12-II | Kenya | 4 |
| 1938-07-27 | Imperial Airways · G-ABTG | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta | Kenya | 4 |
| 2014-07-02 | Skyward International Aviation · 5Y-CET | Fokker 50 | Kenya | 4 |
| 1968-12-20 | Kenya Police Air Wing · 5Y-ADI | Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) | Kenya | 3 |
| 1998-11-06 | AD Aviation Aircharters · 5Y-JKB | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | Kenya | 3 |
| 2003-01-24 | African Commuter Services · 5Y-EMJ | Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I | Kenya | 3 |
| 2021-03-20 | Aeronav Air Services · 5Y-JKN | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | Kenya | 2 |
| 2004-05-23 | Blue Bird Aviation · 5Y-VVD | Let L-410UVP-E3 | Kenya | 2 |
| 2020-01-05 | L3 Technologies | Beechcraft B300 King Air 350 | Kenya | 2 |
| 1999-05-29 | Malindi Air Services · 5Y-LET | Let L-410UVP-E | Kenya | 2 |
| 1999-05-01 | Unknown · 3C-KKY | Antonov An-28 | Kenya | 1 |
| 2002-11-28 | Eagle Aviation · 5Y-ONT | Let L-410UVP-E20 | Kenya | 1 |
| 2014-05-12 | Kenya Air Force - KAF · KAF124 | Harbin Y-12-II | Kenya | 1 |
| 2009-11-09 | Blue Bird Aviation · 5Y-VVQ | Beechcraft 1900D | Kenya | 1 |
| 1945-05-11 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6807 | Douglas C-47A (DC-3) | Kenya | 1 |
| 2007-08-06 | Blue Bird Aviation · 5Y-HHM | Beechcraft B200 Super King Air | Kenya | 0 |
| 1978-07-06 | Tradewinds Airways · G-BCWJ | Canadair CL-44D4-6 | Kenya | 0 |
| 1999-09-21 | Abdullah Seikh Ahamed · 5Y-BIW | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | Kenya | 0 |
| 2020-09-11 | Unknown · 5Y-CDH | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | Kenya | 0 |
| 1986-04-24 | Malawi Police Force · 7Q-YAY | Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3M-100 | Kenya | 0 |
| 1963-03-13 | Royal Air Force - RAF · XM290 | Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC.2 | Kenya | 0 |
| 1992-02-01 | Air Kenya · 5Y-BBN | Douglas DC-3C | Kenya | 0 |
| 2002-07-25 | Kenya Air Force - KAF | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Kenya | 0 |
| 1987-08-15 | Air Kenya Aviation · 5Y-DAK | Douglas C-47B-30-DK (DC-3) | Kenya | 0 |
| 1994-04-23 | Relief Air Transport, lsf Air Manitoba · C-GIXZ | Curtiss C-46F Commando | Kenya | 0 |
| 1988-07-10 | Kenya Airways · 5Y-BBS | Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 | Kenya | 0 |
| 2008-07-10 | SafariLink · 5Y-VVB | Let L-410UVP-E9 | Kenya | 0 |
| 1989-05-17 | Somali Airlines 611 | Boeing 707-330B | Kenya | 0 |
| 1997-06-15 | Trackmark Cargo · 5Y-TAL | Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II | Kenya | 0 |
| 1998-09-14 | Avia Trend · 4K-66759 | Antonov An-32B | Kenya | 0 |
| 2006-12-30 | International Red Cross, lsf Sky Relief Services · 5Y-SRK | de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo | Kenya | 0 |
| 2005-06-10 | 748 Air Services · 5Y-SFE | Hawker Siddeley HS-780 Andover C.1 | Kenya | 0 |
| 1961-01-23 | Royal Air Force - RAF · WJ342 | Handley Page Hastings C.2 | Kenya | 0 |
| 2002-04-17 | United Airlines Ltd. · 5Y-UAS | Let L-410UVP-E9 | Kenya | 0 |
| 1962-04-11 | East African Airways Corp. - EAAC · VP-KNY | Canadair C-4 Argonaut | Kenya | 0 |
| 1971-04-06 | Kenya Department of Civil Aviation · 5Y-DCA | Douglas R4D-6 (DC-3) | Kenya | 0 |
| 2020-01-05 | US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) · N8200L | de Havilland Canada DHC-8-202Q | Kenya | 0 |
| 1995-06-12 | Tawakal Airlines · 5Y-ING | Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II | Kenya | 0 |
| 1993-02-09 | United Nations - UN | Antonov An-32 | Kenya | 0 |
| 1949-11-15 | Royal Air Force - RAF · MW297 | Avro 685 York C.1 | Kenya | 0 |
| 2019-10-11 | Silverstone Air Services · 5Y-IZO | Fokker 50 | Kenya | 0 |
| 1994-03-15 | Unknown · 5Y-NAL | Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II | Kenya | 0 |
| 2021-03-26 | West Wind Aviation Ltd. · 5Y-NJS | Beechcraft B200 Super King Air | Kenya | 0 |
| 2003-12-07 | East African Safari Air 812 | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 | Kenya | 0 |
| 1947-06-27 | Royal Air Force - RAF · KN264 | Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) | Kenya | 0 |
| 1996-01-01 | Branton Air Service · 5Y-BIL | Douglas DC-3D | Kenya | 0 |
| 1993-11-07 | Professional Aviation Services · ZS-KCV | Aero Modifications AMI DC-3-65TP | Kenya | 0 |
| 1999-05-01 | Kenya Air Force - KAF · 207 | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Kenya | 0 |
| 2006-11-01 | 748 Air Services · 9L-LFQ | Antonov An-12BP | Kenya | 0 |
| 2023-12-17 | Government of Kenya · 5Y-GOK | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | Kenya | 0 |
| 2000-07-12 | Skylink Kenya · 5Y-JAO | Cessna 208 Caravan I | Kenya | 0 |
| 1955-03-15 | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI · MM61769 | Douglas C-53D-DO (DC-3) | Kenya | 0 |
| 1994-08-08 | Tawakal Airlines · 5Y-JJG | Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II | Kenya | 0 |