A pupil pilot and teacher was killed Tuesday when their airplane collided with a passenger airplane over the Kenyan capital Nairobi, police mentioned.
The mid-air incident between native airline Safarilink and the 99 Flying coaching faculty happened on Tuesday morning, Kenyan authorities mentioned.
Nairobi police Adamson Bungei confirmed the deaths to AFP through textual content message with out offering additional particulars.
An earlier police report seen by AFP mentioned the passenger airplane “requested to show again for touchdown” after the collision.
Safarilink mentioned in a press release that the airplane, with 44 folks on board, was en path to Diani alongside the Kenyan coast when it “skilled a loud bang shortly after takeoff.”
All passengers and crew on board the airplane have been unhurt within the accident, the report mentioned.
“The related authorities have been notified and are investigating along with Safarilink Aviation,” the report mentioned.
99 Flying Faculty confirmed “an incident this morning” in a telephone name with AFP, however declined to supply extra data.
In accordance with the web site, the coaching faculty focuses on “non-public, industrial and aviation sectors”.
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority mentioned investigations have been launched to find out the reason for the accident.
In accordance with the web site, Safarilink flies to 18 locations in Kenya, neighboring Tanzania and vacationer magnet Zanzibar.
AFP