Date:	Friday 17 June 1983
Time:	day
Type:	Agusta-Bell AB 206
Owner/operator:	Helimission Inc
Registration:	HB-XCX
MSN:	8122
Year of manufacture:	1969
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	1
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Sigor, Kerio Valley -   Kenya
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	External load operation
Departure airport:	Sigor, Kerio Valley, Kenya
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	MoT Kenya
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
While sling loading for unknown reasons a portion of the main rotor about 70cm broke off slamming into pilot trainer on the ground killing him instantly. Autopsy showed severe trauma to the back with multiple rib fractures and complete severing of the inferior vena cava just below the heart. Pilot was uninjured. Examination of the damaged main rotor showed what appeared to be a medium caliber bullet hole but could not be confirmed. Some witnesses indicated they may have heard a gunshot. Helicopter was owned by Helimission Inc.

1. Larry E Banta MD physician stationed in Kenya at the time. Personally examined helicopter and did the autopsy on the pilot trainer.
2. http://www.swissheli.com/history/hb-xcx.htm

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
27-Sep-2008 01:00	ASN archive	Added
23-Jul-2011 02:39	Daktari	Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
28-Aug-2015 08:24	Larry E Banta MD	Updated [Narrative, ]
28-Aug-2016 17:41	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, ]
20-Mar-2025 15:44	ASN	Updated [Accident report, ]