Date & Time:
Mar 22, 2025 at 1743 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo
Operator:
Trident Aviation
Registration:
5Y-RBA
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dhobley - Mogadishu
MSN:
109
YOM:
1981
Country:
Somalia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
5
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
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.
