Aircraft down Mt Kenya

[jetpet]

Hello, for the guys flying in this area, does anyone know about an aircraft that went down near nanyuki area over the weekend?...:sad:

[Foxcotte]

According to the news reports, it was a helicopter with four people on board doing the 'tourist' bit up Mt Kenya. Something happened on takeoff and the helicopter has crashed into one of the lakes. Three people escaped with no injuries, but the fourth died - the body has just been recovered.

[Foxcotte]

PS With a log on like yours, you must be 'related' to the gulfstream parked next to Titan?

[jetpet]

hey, not really and have never flown that gulfstream either...:uhoh:

[xplorer]

Good one Foxcotte :D

[CathayBrat]

Any more news on this?

[Coleman Myers]

Any further news on this ?.

[DReali]

Does anyone know the model of the aircraft that fell into the lake?

[DReali]

So far the news on this has remained stagnant and the most recent report (the one published on the 20th of september) declared that the victim's nationality was unknown. The passenger who died was a Swiss tourist who had just been on a fishing trip at the lake. The heli flipped over during take-off just a few meters off the ground as a result of what was called a "strong gust of wind". The helicopter fell into the lake upside down. Because the wind-shield broke the pilot and the passenger in the co-pilot's seat were able to escape. The passenger who escaped later went down to retrive the paasenger sitting behind him and managed to rescue him. He later returned underwater to attempt to save the third passenger but was unsuccessful. The victim died as a result of drowning. If anyone knows the model of the helicopter in question please please please let me know.

[jetpet]

quite tragic, thanks for the further info...