Mombasa Air Safari Cessna 208B crashes near Kwale; 11–12 on board feared dead

A Mombasa Air Safari Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (registration 5Y-CCA) crashed near Kwale shortly after departing Diani/Ukunda en route to Kichwa Tembo on Tuesday. Kenyan authorities report 11–12 people on board — mostly Hungarian and German tourists — and say there are believed to be no survivors; an investigation is underway.

Discovered 2025-10-28T00:43:55.164710-07:00 | 2025-10-28T00:43:55.164710-07:00

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  • A commercial single-engine turboprop (Cessna 208B, 5Y-CCA) operated by Mombasa Air Safari crashed near Kwale shortly after departing Diani/Ukunda en route to Kichwa Tembo; Kenyan authorities report 11–12 people on board (mostly Hungarian and German tourists) and say there are believed to be no survivors.
  • The accident follows another recent fatal rotorcraft crash in Kenya — air ambulance helicopter crash near Nairobi — and both incidents are under investigation by Kenyan authorities, increasing the number of active high-profile aviation safety inquiries in the country.

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2025-10-28T00:43:55.164710-07:00
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2025-10-30T02:16:10.629239-07:00
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