BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic
BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic
08/11/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/12/2022 00:54
Accident to the Airbus AS350 registered 5Y-CCP operated by Tropical Air on 04/08/2022 at Lake Logipi
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Investigation led by AIB - Kenya
Accident to the Airbus AS350 registered 5Y-CCP operated by Tropical Air on 04/08/2022 at Lake Logipi
Preliminary data based on the notification from the Kenyan authorities:
Emergency landing on a difficult environment.
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Emergency landing, collision with lake surface
General information| Local date | 04/08/2022 |
| Responsible entity | Kenya - AIB |
| Scope of Investigation | Full (Annex 13) type investigation |
| State or area of occurrence | Africa - Kenya |
| Location | Lac Logipi |
| Human consequences | Serious |
| Number of serious injuries | 1 |
| Aircraft consequences | Destroyed |
| Occurrence class | Accident |
| File number | BEA2022-0382 |
| Aircraft category | Rotorcraft - Helicopter - Small/light Helicopter - Small Helicopter |
| Operator | Kenya (Tropical Air) |
| Manufacturer / Model | AEROSPATIALE - AS350 |
| Aircraft Registration | 5Y-CCP |
| State of registry | Kenya |
| Last departure point | Kenya - Unknown |
| Planned destination | Kenya - Unknown |
| Flight phase | Unknown |
| Serial number | 7448 |
| Operator Type AG | |
| Operation Type | Commercial Air Transport - Passenger |
BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.