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Pilot handbook: How high altitude may down aircraft in seconds

The airborne chopper with Governor Ole Tunai and his bodyguard aboard before the crash. [Peter Muiruri, Standard]

A 58-second long video footage showing a green chopper struggling to fly before crashing to the ground emerged online on Saturday a few hours after a chopper crashed at Ildamati, Narok County.

From the clip, the chopper can be seen scanning for a landing spot before tumbling to the ground head-fast at the tip of thick wheat field leaving a trail of dust before curious onlookers rushed to the aircraft to rescue the victims.

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