# NTSB DCA11WA114: Piper PA32 - 301, Vipingo Ridge, Kenya, October 23, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 23, 2010, 06:53 local (06:53 UTC)
- Place: Vipingo Ridge, Kenya
- Coordinates: -3.776388, 39.826667 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-3.7764&lon=39.8267&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82263
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA11WA114
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82263/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11WA114

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On October 23, 2010, about 0653 UTC, 5Y-NAM, a Piper PA-32R-301, a personal flight, had an inflight breakup during cruise flight and crashed in an open field at Vipingo Ridge, Kenya. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. There was no fire. The domestic flight originated at Moi and the destination was Mombasa. An investigation has been instituted by the Kenya Ministry of Transport (MOT). As the State of Manufacture, a US Accredited Representative has been appointed. Inquiries about the investigation should be directed to the MOT. Kenya Ministry of Transport Air Accident Investigation Department Nairobi, Kenya

## Aircraft

- Registration: 5Y-NAM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32 - 301 (301)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial

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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