GAA26WA285

NTSB accident investigation · Eurocopter EC130 · Ewaso Nyiro, Kenya · August 19, 2026

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
August 19, 2026
Place
Ewaso Nyiro, Kenya
Injuries
7 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
5Y-GYMEurocopter EC130
Defining event
Enroute: Unknown or undetermined
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
203622

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
5Y-GYM
Reported as
Eurocopter EC130
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Departed
Ewaso Nylro, OF
Destination
Ololokwe, OF