The passenger plane from local airline Safarilink, bound for the coastal resort town of Diani, had just taken off when it "experienced a loud bang", Safarilink said in a statement.
Flight Student, Trainer Killed As Planes Collide Midair In Kenya
A Cessna training aircraft collided with a passenger plane carrying 44 people above Kenya's capital Nairobi on Tuesday, killing the student and his trainer, police said.
The passenger plane from local airline Safarilink, bound for the coastal resort town of Diani, had just taken off when it "experienced a loud bang", Safarilink said in a statement.
It was able to turn back and land at Nairobi's Wilson Airport and there were no casualties aboard, the airline said.
Photos of the crash site published by Kenyan media showed a small smashed-up plane lying in the tall grass of Nairobi National Park, a large wildlife reserve near Wilson Airport.
Kenya Civil Aviation Authority in a statement said the Safarilink plane was a Dash 8, adding that investigations were underway.