An amateur-built aircraft incident near Nairobi, Ke, March 18, 2010
On March 18, 2010 at about 1:48 am local time, a an amateur-built aircraft suffered minor damage in an incident near Nairobi. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 18, 2010 · about 1:48 am local time
- Place
- Nairobi, Kenya · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- An amateur-built aircraft
- Registration
- not recorded
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On March 18, 2010, a Boeing 737-300, 5Y-KQC, operated by Kenya Airways, was involved in a runway excursion during landing on runway 06 at Jomo Kenyata Airport, Nairobi, Kenya. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. There were no injuries to the 65 persons on board. The airplane received minor damage. The departure point was Bujumbura, Burundi. The investigation is being conducted by the Air Accident Investigaton Department, Kenya Ministry of Transport. The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of manufacture under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All questions about the accident to: Kenya Ministry of Transport Air Accident Investigaton Department Nairobi, Kenya
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.