Accident AutoGyro MTOSport 2010 5Y-KWV, 19 Nov 2020
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Date:19-NOV-2020
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
AutoGyro MTOSport 2010
Owner/operator:Kenya Wildlife Service
Registration: 5Y-KWV
MSN: M01535
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Category:Accident
Location:Birika, Isinya, Kajiado County -   Kenya
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The gyrocopter crashed under unknown circumstances in Birika, Isinya, Kajiado County, Kenya. The trainee pilot died in the crash.

Sources:

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/rift-valley/article/2001394477/kws-pilot-killed-in-gyrocopter-crash
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2020-11-19-one-killed-in-kws-aircraft-crash-at-isinya/
https://www.transport.go.ke/department/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&id=79:2020-preliminary-reports&Itemid=545#


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Nov-2020 10:23 gerard57 Added
19-Nov-2020 10:26 gerard57 Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source]
19-Nov-2020 10:54 Captain Adam Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Narrative]
19-Nov-2020 11:20 harro Updated [Aircraft type]
05-Dec-2021 11:38 rotorspot Updated [Cn, Country, Source]
03-Feb-2023 14:42 Anon. Updated [Country]

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