# NTSB DCA16WA241: Cessna 152, Nairobi, Kenya, September 12, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 12, 2016, 07:00 local (07:00 UTC)
- Place: Nairobi, Kenya
- Coordinates: -1.355833, 36.668888
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-1.3558&lon=36.6689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA16WA241
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94295/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16WA241

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Kenya Air Accident Investigation Division (AAID) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Cessna 152 airplane that occurred on September 12, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAID investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane and engine.All investigative information will be released by the AAID.

## Aircraft

- Registration: 5Y-NNC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., 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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