Accident to the helicopter AS350 registered 5Y-NMJ and operated by Flex Air Charters on 21/10/2017 at Nakuru Lake [Investigation led by AAID / Kenya]

Information provided by the manufacturer:

The aircraft crashed into lake Nakuru (140 Km from Nairobi)

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General information
Local date	21/10/2017
Responsible entity	Kenya - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Kenya
Location	Lac Nakuru
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	5
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2017-0597

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Kenya (Flex Air Charters Ltd)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	5Y-NMJ
State of registry	Kenya
Last departure point	Kenya - Other (Jarika Hotel, Nakuru)
Planned destination	Kenya - Unknown
Flight phase	Manoeuvring
Serial number	8231
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Sightseeing

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