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AMREF Air Ambulance Crashes in Kiambu: Six Dead Including Two on the Ground

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Date : August 7, 2025 Location : Mwihoko, Githurai 45 area, Kiambu County, Kenya Aircraft Type : Cessna 560XL Citation XLS Registration : 5Y-FDM Operator : African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) Fatalities : 4 onboard, 2 on the ground Flight Type : Air Ambulance Flight Route : Nairobi-Wilson Airport (HKNW) to Hargeisa Airport (HGA) Accident Category : Fatal Accident (En Route Phase) On the afternoon of Thursday, August 7, 2025, a Cessna 560XL Citation XLS operated by AMREF crashed in a residential area of Mwihoko, near Githurai 45 in Kiambu County, shortly after takeoff from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport. The aircraft, registered as 5Y-FDM, had departed at approximately 14:12 local time on a medevac flight to Hargeisa, Somalia. Approximately five minutes into the flight, the aircraft entered a steep and sudden descent, crashing into a populated neighborhood approximately 22 kilometers northeast of the airport. All four occupants onboard—the pilot, co-pilot, medical personnel—were k...
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Tragic Helicopter Crash in Pune Claims Lives of Two Pilots and an Engineer

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In a tragic accident on Wednesday morning, a helicopter belonging to Delhi-based Heritage Aviation crashed and caught fire near Pune, Maharashtra.

The helicopter, an Agusta 109 model, was en route from the Oxford County Golf Course helipad to Juhu, Mumbai, when it went down at 7:40 AM.

The incident occurred in the hilly terrain of Bavdhan, a location near the golf course. Authorities confirmed that the crash claimed the lives of all three individuals on board—two pilots, Girish Kumar and Pritam Singh Bhardwaj, and an engineer, Paramjeet Singh.

Local police and fire department teams were quickly dispatched to the site. Pimpri Chinchwad Commissioner of Police, Vinaykumar Choubey, stated, "Our teams, along with fire department vehicles, have reached the spot," while fire officer Anil Dimle confirmed that the chopper caught fire after crashing.

Initial reports suggest that dense fog in the area may have played a role in the accident, though a detailed investigation by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is underway to determine the exact cause.

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Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India

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