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BREAKINGNEWS Plane Crashes in Mogadishu

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:16 pm
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Somalia: Plane Crashes in Mogadishu





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The Nation (Nairobi)

13 August 2008
Posted to the web 13 August 2008

Anthony Kariuki
Nairobi

A FLY540 plane has gone down in bad weather near Mogadishu North Airport with 3 crew members.

The plane, a F27-500 aircraft registration 5Y BVF, was trying to land during the 7.30am accident. The Airport, known as K50 Airport, is located 50 kilometres south of Mogadishu.


The crew consisted of two pilots and an engineer.

The aircraft was transporting khat (miraa) from Kenya to neighbouring Somalia.

It is understood that the plane hit a telecommunication antenna belonging to NationLink Telecom at the edge of the airstrip.

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The Fly 540 Aviation Ltd says it has activated a crisis management plan and a rescue team has flown to Mogadishu.