Bell 505X 5Y-KDL

Summary

On 3 March 2019 at about 08:34 local time, a Bell 505X registered 5Y-KDL was involved in an accident near Londiani, Kericho, Kenya. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 March 2019 at 08:34

Classification

Accident

Location

Londiani, Kericho, Kenya

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 505X

Registration

5Y-KDL

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

WPR19WA164

5 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On March 3, 2019, about 0834 local time, a Bell 505X, 5Y-KDL, collided with terrain near Londiani, Kericho, Kenya. The 1 pilot and 4 passengers were fatally injured; the helicopter was destroyed. The helicopter was owned and operated by KWAE Island Development Limited. The flight was operated under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of Kenya. The flight departed Central Island, Turkana, Kenya at an unknown time with a planned destination of Lobollo, Kenya. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Kenya. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Kenya. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Department Ministry of Transport, Kenya Nairobi Kenya Tel.: +254 770 111 333 or +254 722 778 773 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Fax: 254 2 822195 Website: www.transport.go.ke

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.