Overview
- The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, registration 5Y-CCA, crashed minutes after departing Diani for Kichwa Tembo, coming down in a wooded, hilly area of Kwale County.
- Mombasa Air Safari confirmed there were no survivors among the 11 on board: eight Hungarian tourists, two German tourists, and the Kenyan pilot.
- Officials reported a post-impact fire with charred wreckage, and witnesses described a loud bang and remains that were unrecognizable.
- Kenyan aviation regulators and the accident investigation department are on site, and an initial count of 12 people was revised to 11 confirmed dead.
- The airline said the control tower tried for 30 minutes to reach the pilot after departure as investigators assess weather conditions and other potential causes.