ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59950
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| Date: | Monday 11 May 2009 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-17 (Mi-8MTV-1) |
| Owner/operator: | Kenya Police Air Wing |
| Registration: | 5Y-UKW |
| MSN: | 404M02 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kapsabet, Rift Valley -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kapsabet |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A police helicopter carrying Police Commissioner Hussein Ali, senior internal security ministry officials and a group of journalists crash landed in Kapsabet shortly after take-off. One passenger, a police officer, succumbed to his injuries after a few days in hospital.
Sources:
1. https://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/598042/-/u69olm/-/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2009 11:58 | harro | Added |
| 13-May-2009 21:00 | slowkid | Updated |
| 15-Sep-2009 00:37 | Ron | Updated |
| 28-Feb-2011 16:52 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2011 16:56 | TB | Updated [Source] |
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