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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna C185F · Naivasha, Kenya · January 30, 2025

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
January 30, 2025, 13:40 local (10:40 UTC)
Place
Naivasha, Kenya · hilly terrain
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
5Y-BVLCessna C185F
Defining event
Enroute: Unknown or undetermined
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
199658

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Aircraft

Registration
5Y-BVL
Reported as
Cessna C185F
Category
Airplane
Serial number
185-03178
Built
1977
Engine
Continental IO-550D-21B, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal