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Old 2nd Jul 2014, 05:37
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Fokker 50 cargo accident after t/o in Nairobi

BREAKING: Four feared dead as cargo plane crashes at Utawala near GSU training school | The Star

A converted Fokker 50 (5Y-CET, skyward int'l aviation, ex Luftwaffe Cityline) transporting khat to Mogadishu hit a 2 storey commercial building 4 am shortly after takeoff from JKIA. 4 on board dead (referred to as "the pilot and his assistant" in some reports). Might have been a loadmaster in addition to 2 pilots, and a 4th person. Building was most likely empty at the time of the accident. Two guards injured.

"According to preliminary investigations, the vehicle was flying low after takeoff" - yes obviously it didn't climb. No speculations as to why so far.

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