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| Date: | Sunday 3 March 2019 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  Bell 505 Jet Ranger X |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 5Y-KDL |
| MSN: | 65037 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Labolo, Lake Turkana, Central Island National Park -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Labolo, Lake Turkana |
| Investigating agency: | MoT Kenya |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter crashed on takeoff. It was one of two that had earlier landed at the Labolo tented Camp. All five occupants, the pilot and four American tourists, died in the crash.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2019/03/dp-rutos-pilot-4-americans-killed-in-turkana-chopper-crash/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/world/africa/kenya-helicopter-crash-americans-tourists.html
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001315146/dp-ruto-s-pilot-four-us-citizens-die-in-chopper-crash
http://www.rotorspot.nl/current/5y-c.php
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2019/03/04/dp-rutos-pilot-four-americans-die-in-chopper-crash_c1902789
https://www.transport.go.ke/sites/default/files/preliminary-reports/5Y_KDL_Draft_Preliminary_Report2.pdf
Location
Images:
The helicopter involved in the accident 5Y-KDL At Wilson Airport Hangar
Media:
Available information indicates that two helicopters had landed earlier at Labolo tented Camp on the National Park’s Island, however one managed to clear the area safely.
— National Police Service-Kenya (@NPSOfficial_KE) March 4, 2019
Security teams are on the scene to assist in the recovery efforts. 2/3
— KCAA (@CAA_Kenya) March 4, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2019 05:59 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Mar-2019 06:18 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 04-Mar-2019 06:50 | Ronny | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
| 04-Mar-2019 06:54 | harro | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
| 04-Mar-2019 07:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Mar-2019 07:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 04-Mar-2019 08:26 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Mar-2019 15:57 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 15-Sep-2023 05:25 | RIPIT01 | Updated |
| 15-Sep-2023 05:26 | harro | Updated |
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