{
  "id": 8417829,
  "title": "Helicopter hit rock during low-level flight before Mount Ololokwe crash – AAID",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/helicopter-hit-rock-during-low-level-flight-before-mount-ololokwe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T08:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/helicopter-hit-rock-during-low-level-flight-before-mount-ololokwe-crash-aaid/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Preliminary report on Mount Ololokwe crash shows helicopter struck rock formation before crashing, killing seven",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/preliminary-report-on-mount-ololokwe-crash-shows-helicopter-struck",
        "published": "2026-09-18T20:14:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}