Accident to the Airbus AS350 registered 5Y-FSK on 12/10/2026 at Kericho (Kenya)

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Kenyan authorities:

Loss of Control-In-Flight.

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General information
Local date	12/10/2026
Responsible entity	Kenya - AAID
State or area of occurrence	Kenya
Location	Kericho Golf Club
Human consequences	Serious
Number of serious injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2026-0460

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Kenya - Other (Kenya Forest Service)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	5Y-FSK
State of registry	Kenya
Last departure point	Kenya - Other (Kericho Golf Club)
Planned destination	Kenya - Other (Kericho Golf Club)
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	7664
Operator Type AG	Unknown
Operation Type	Unknown

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