ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153481
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| Date: | 24-FEB-2013 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Aeroprakt A-22 Foxbat |
| Owner/operator: | Laikipia Wildlife Forum |
| Registration: | 5Y-LWF |
| MSN: | 239 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Near Lake Mickleson, Mount Kenya -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | SU |
| Departure airport: | HKNL |
| HKNL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed. Both occupants have been killed.
The passenger was a Canadian TV director who was filming the second season of “Dangerous Flights,” a reality program for the Discovery Channel.
Sources:
https://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/1704176/-/wre8tsz/-/index.html
https://kenyanaviator.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/wildlife-conservationist-dr-anthony-king-dead-in-mt-kenya-plane-crash/_
http://allafrica.com/stories/201302251869.html
http://www.savetherhino.org/africa_programmes/laikipia_wildlife_forum_kenya/the_flying_foxbat
https://www.flyingmag.com/technique/accidents/director-killed-crash-while-filming-dangerous-flights
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2013 11:28 | Capt. Haddock | Added |
| 24-Feb-2013 11:29 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2013 14:05 | Olga | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2013 14:08 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2013 01:46 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 25-Feb-2013 08:09 | Crazyguy | Updated [Source] |
| 25-Feb-2013 17:36 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
| 29-Sep-2014 16:30 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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