Helicopter hit rock during low-level flight before Mount Ololokwe crash – AAID
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Department said the aircraft hit the rock with its landing gear during a manoeuvre shortly after climbing above the mountain ridge.
On September 19, the helicopter that crashed on Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County, Kenya, struck a rock during a low-level flight near the mountain's summit. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Department (AAID) reported that the aircraft hit the rock while flying close to a cliff face, causing the landing gear assembly to separate.
The helicopter plummeted down the mountainside and over a cliff, crashing at around 9:13am and bursting into flames. The crash claimed the lives of all seven people on board, including pilot Josh Outram and former Ecuadorian Chief of Intelligence Michele Sensi Contugi.
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