Overview
- The crash occurred on Dec. 24 near Barafu Camp between Barafu and the Kibo Summit at an altitude reported above 4,000 meters.
- Police said the flight was a rescue mission to pick up patients on the mountain.
- The dead included two foreign tourists, a local doctor, a tour guide, and the pilot.
- Kilimanjaro regional police named Kilimanjaro Aviation as the operator, and the company has not yet commented.
- The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority said investigators are working to determine the cause, noting such accidents on Kilimanjaro are rare, with the last fatal incident in 2008.