Investigators are examining weather, human error, and equipment factors as probable causes for the helicopter crash that killed Ecuador's Director General of the National Intelligence Centre, Michele Sensi-Contugi, his wife, four Americans, and the pilot on Wednesday, August 20, 2026, in Samburu County, Kenya.

• The chartered Eurocopter EC130 B4, operated by Lady Lori Flight Company, crashed at the foot of Mt Ololokwe.
• Victims include Michele Sensi-Contugi and his wife Stephany Maria Hollihan Vasconez de Sensi-Contugi, along with four American tourists and the pilot Josh Outran.
• President Daniel Noboa Azin of Ecuador declared three days of national mourning following the tragic incident.