Crash of a De Havilland DHC-5D Buffalo in Ceel Xabaalbow: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 22, 2025 at 1743 LT
Registration:
5Y-RBA
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dhobley - Mogadishu
MSN:
109
YOM:
1981
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane was performing a cargo flight from Dhobley to Mogadishu with a crew of five on board. While on approach to Mogadishu-Aden Adde Airport, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Ceel Xabaalbow, some 24 km southwest from runway 05 threshold. The airplane was destroyed and all five occupants were killed.
