2012 Kenya Police helicopter crash
On 10 June 2012, an aviation accident occurred involving a Kenya Police helicopter. The Eurocopter AS350 crashed on a hill, killing all six people on board. Among the fatalities were Kenya's Interior Security Minister George Saitoti and his Assistant Minister Joshua Orwa Ojode.
5Y-CDT, the helicopter involved, five months before the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 June 2012 |
| Summary | Under investigation |
| Site | Ngong Forest near Nairobi, Kenya 1°22′25″S 36°38′22″E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Eurocopter AS350 |
| Operator | Kenya Police Air Wing |
| Registration | 5Y-CDT |
| Flight origin | Wilson Airport, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Destination | Ndhiwa, Homa Bay County, Kenya |
| Occupants | 6 |
| Passengers | 4 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 6 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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