Yesterday at approximately 2:30pm Nairobi time, a Cessna 206 owned by AIM AIR crashed into some apartment buildings a short distance from our house in one direction, Kibera in the another direction, and Wilson airport in the other. The pilot Frank Toews was killed on impact. Ryan Williams, one of my closest friends here, was in the copilot seat and was severely injured. He is currently at Nairobi Hospital, undergoing surgeries for his broken hip, broken pelvis, broken patella, numerous very severe burns, and a number of deep lacerations. There were two passengers who escaped with fairly minor injuries and are receiving care also at NH.
The cause of the accident is still unknown. I don't want to make any speculations, but there are a number of news articles that you can find simply by searching the internet for "airplane crash nairobi." Below is one of the videos you can also find on the internet.
Please keep the families of those involved in your prayers. This is a very trying time for the AIM AIR family and much uncertainty lies ahead. Pray for the leadership of AIM and AIM AIR while decisions are made about the future of our organization.
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear..." Psalm 46:1-2a
"Wait for the LORD; be stong and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the LORD."
Psalm 27:14
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Hi, if you don't mind telling me, what was the airplane's registration that crashed?
Sincerely, Javier.
http://www.aimair.org/page21/page21.html
Any info can be found here. Thanks.
nate
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