Narrow escape for VIP passengers as their heli crashes on take off

 

(Posted 09th March 2024)

 

Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Roads Kipchumba Murkomen and the chairman of the Kenya Airports Authority Caleb Kositany cheated death when the helicopter they were traveling in crashed in a botched take off from a field in Mwachon, Eldama Ravine, Kenya.

 

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The privately owned Bell 407, Registration: 5Y-PKI and  MSN: 54017 had just taken off before it fell back on the ground, breaking both skids but leaving passengers and crew without serious injuries.

An air accident investigation has been launched to establish the cause of the accident.

 

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