Plane crashes at Nairobi National Park
Aviation student injured after a light plane crashes at Nairobi National Park
Aviation student injured after a light plane crashes at Nairobi National Park.
An aviation student sustained injuries on Thursday after an aircraft operated by the West Rift Aviation School crashed into the Nairobi National Park.
A Cessna 152, registration number 5Y-PSJ / 15283169 crashed at the Nairobi National Park minutes past 12 pm.
Following the accident, a rescue team was immediately dispatched to the scene and helped retrieve those trapped under the wreckage.
While confirming the incident, a Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) official disclosed that the aircraft with two people on board left one of the people nursing injuries.
According to the KCAA official, the injured student was rushed to the nearest hospital for treatment.
The cause of plane crash was yet to be established at the time of publishing this story even as investigations kicked off.
Photos of the crash site shared across social media platforms showed a small plane lying in an upside-down position in the tall grass of Nairobi National Park.
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This comes days after another light aircraft belonging to Z Boskovic Air Charters veered off the runway while attempting to take off at Lichota Airstrip in Migori County.
The company said in a statement the Cessna Caravan plane had 10 passengers and one crew member on board at the time of the Monday incident.
“At approximately 12:30 pm today, we received notification that our aircraft, registration number 5Y-ZBW, was involved in a major incident during takeoff in Migori,” the company said.
The company said there were no injuries or fatalities following the unfortunate aviation incident.
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