Air accident involving a Grumman Gulfstream I in Busia
| Air accident involving a Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I in Busia | |
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.jpg) An identical Grumman G-159 Gulfstream |
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| Accident summary | |
| Accident type | Start accident |
| place |
Busia , Kenya
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| date | January 24, 2003 |
| Fatalities | 3 |
| Survivors | 9 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type |
 Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I.
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| operator |
African Commuter Services
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| Mark |
5Y-EMJ
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| Departure airport |
Busia Airport , Kenya
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| Destination airport |
Nairobi Airport , Kenya
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| Passengers | 9 |
| crew | 3 |
| Lists of aviation accidents | |
The accident involving a Grumman Gulfstream I in Busia occurred on January 24, 2003. In the accident, a Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I aircraft chartered by the Kenyan government crashed shortly after take-off from Busia airport . Three people were killed in the accident.
plane
The machine was a Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I with the model serial number 158, which was first delivered on May 26, 1965. Since the mid-1990s, the machine was operated with a US aircraft registration on the African continent. On November 24, 1998 the machine was then officially exported to Kenya and received the Kenyan license plate 5Y-MIA , which was later changed to 5Y-EMJ . The Gulfstream was last admitted to the African Commuter Services . The twin-engine business aircraft was equipped with two turbo-prop type Rolls-Royce Dart 529-8H equipped.
the accident
The plane was supposed to be used for a flight from Busia to Nairobi . Kenyan government officials were on board the Gulfstream. After a take-off run from the 1000-meter-long runway 13/31 at Busia Airport, the plane could not gain enough altitude. The aircraft hit power lines, the wings were torn off, and the Gulfstream hit a house headfirst.
Victim
Two of the three crew members and the Kenyan Labor Minister Ahmed Khalif were killed in the accident.
causes
The investigation revealed that the weight of the machine was too high for a safe departure from Busia Airport. The Gulfstream would have needed a runway 1200 meters long.
The aircraft accident investigation revealed that the machine had been serviced and operated under questionable circumstances. It was found that both the machine's master and the machine's documents had been forged. Parts were built into the machine that were not certified. The maintenance staff was not properly trained and was not authorized to work on the machine.
For example, on April 6, 1997, the same aircraft was involved in a serious accident in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , in which a person was killed and the machine was seriously damaged. After extensive repairs, operation with the machine was resumed. In 2000 the machine is said to have been involved in another serious accident in Sudan , after which it was actually considered a total loss. The owner of the machine, MIA International Ltd. , bought the accident machine from the insurance company, repaired it and registered it again, with the license plate number being changed from 5Y-MIA to 5Y-EMJ .
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- Aircraft accident report in the Aviation Safety Network
- Accident report
- Company history on rzjets.net
- Company history on planelogger.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ accident report Gulfstream I, N2NC , Aviation Safety Network , accessed on April 21 of 2019.