On July 9, 1994, a Flight for Life Aérospatiale Eurocopter AS350 rescue helicopter crashed on Huron Peak at approximately 12,200 feet while attempting to rescue a female hiker who had suffered a broken ankle.
They have at their disposal several helicopters such as the Helibras HB-350 Esquilo under the Águia (eagle) codename.
Eurocopter AS350 | Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma | Eurocopter Tiger | Eurocopter Ecureuil | Eurocopter EC725 | Eurocopter EC135 | Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin |
On 8 June 2004, a Heli Air Monaco Ecureuil on a scheduled flight from Monaco to Nice crashed into the sea 2.16 kilometres off Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, killing the pilot and four passengers.
The Eurocopter AS350 had departed Wilson Airport in Nairobi for a flight to Ndhiwa with a full complement of two senior Kenya Police officers as pilots and four passengers on board: the two government officials and two Kenya Police officers acting as their bodyguards.