ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66097
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 December 1959 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Desert Locust Survey & Control |
| Registration: | VP-KPA |
| MSN: | 1278 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mwringi, Kitui County -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Nairobi-Wilson Airport, Nairobi, Kenya (WIL/HKNW) |
| Mwingi, Kenya | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
DHC.2 Beaver 3 (c/n 1278) Registered (C of R 386) 8.6.59 to Desert Locust Survey, Nairobi. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Mwringi, Kitui County, Kenya 23.12.59. Registration VP-KPA cancelled 30.11.60 as scrapped after accident
Sources:
1. http://www.dhc-2.com/cn1278.html
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/vp-kaa.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mwingi
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2009 23:31 | VHKDK | Added |
| 03-Jul-2011 11:59 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities] |
| 03-Dec-2013 05:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2013 05:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 24-May-2014 18:10 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2018 18:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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