Overview
- Operator Mombasa Air Safari said the dead include eight Hungarian tourists, two German tourists and the Kenyan pilot, confirming there were no survivors.
- Kenya’s Civil Aviation Authority and the Air Accident Investigation Department deployed investigators, with an official saying the inquiry is expected to take about 30 days.
- The Cessna Caravan, registration 5Y-CCA, crashed minutes after departing Diani for Kichwa Tembo, coming down in hilly, forested terrain roughly 40 kilometers from the airstrip.
- The airline reported the pilot failed to establish contact after takeoff and the control tower tried to reach the aircraft for 30 minutes before it was located.
- Officials noted early reports of 12 people on board were revised to 11, as recovery and identification continue in rainy conditions that have hindered access to the site.