Overview
- The dead include two foreign tourists, a mountain guide, a doctor, and the pilot, with identities not yet released.
- Regional police said the helicopter belonged to Kilimanjaro Aviation, which provides medical rescue services.
- The crash occurred Wednesday evening between Barafu Camp and the Kibo summit area at an altitude above 4,000 meters.
- The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority has launched an investigation to determine the circumstances and probable cause.
- Aviation accidents on Mount Kilimanjaro are uncommon, with the last reported fatal crash in 2008.