Sunbird Aviation Explained

Accidents and incidents

• One of Sunbird's aircraft, a Beechcraft Super King Air 200, registration number N 821CA was intended to transport the exile government of James Mancham as well as Kenyan military support from Mombasa following the failed 1981 Seychelles coup d'état attempt.^[1]
• On 15 August 1987, Douglas DC-3 5Y-DAK crashed on approach to Kilaguni Airport. All 28 people on board survived.^[2]

External links

• aviation-safety.net

Notes and References

1. News: Kamau . John . Daily Nation: How Njonjo, Gethi were embroiled in coup plot in Seychelles that embarrassed Moi . October 31, 2015.
2. Web site: 5Y-DAK Accident description . Aviation Safety Network . 27 July 2010.