# NTSB DCA10RA031: Beech 1900 - D, Nairobi, Kenya, November 9, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 9, 2009, 05:17 local (05:17 UTC)
- Place: Nairobi, Kenya
- Coordinates: -1.321666, 36.814998 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-1.3217&lon=36.8150&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75384
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA10RA031
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75384/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10RA031

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340); cases with it: [All aircraft, 820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md)
- [Approach: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On November 9, 2009 about 0517 UTC, Kenyan registry 5Y-VVQ, a Beech 1900D, a chartered cargo flight, had a loss of control and collided with the ground during a visual approach for landing at Wilson Airport, Nairobi, Kenya. The airplane had turned back to Nairobi after the pilot reportedly shut down the number one engine after it had a loss of oil pressure. The airplane was about 300 meters from the runway when it rolled left and struck the ground in a steep left bank. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and the airplane was on an instrument flight plan. One of the two pilots, the only occupants, was fatally injured. The second pilot received serious injuries. The airplane was destroyed and there was post-crash fire. The flight was originally destined for Guryell, Somalia.The Kenya Accident Investigation Division (AID) is investigating the accident. As the State of Manufacture and Design of the aircraft, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to the AID investigation. All inquiries regarding this investigation should be directed to: Kenya Ministry of Transport Air Accident Investigation Department Transcom House, Ngong Road P.O. Box 52692 Nairobi, Kenya

## Aircraft

- Registration: 5Y-VVQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900 - D (D)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Blue Bird Aviation
- Registered owner: Blue Bird Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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