Safarilink DHC-8-300 aircraft collided mid-air with a Cessna 172
A Safarilink aircraft collided mid-air with a small plane shortly after departure from Nairobi Wilson Airport
A collision between a Safarilink De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 and a Cessna 172 occurred shortly after the DHC-8-300's departure from Nairobi Wilson Airport in Kenya. Safarilink Aviation reported that at 9:45 AM local time, flight number 053, with 39 passengers and 5 crew onboard en route to Diani, experienced a loud bang soon after takeoff. The DHC-8-300 aircraft, registered as 5Y-SLK, was departing Nairobi Wilson for Ukunda Diani, Mombasa, when it collided mid-air with a Cessna 172 Skyhawk, registered as 5Y-NNJ, around 9:45 AM local time. Tragically, two individuals on board the Flying Club Cessna lost their lives in the accident, as confirmed by the authorities.
Two people on board the Flying Club Cessna died in the accident police said.
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