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Safarilink Aviation Flight 053

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EC LFU Dash 8Q 315 Air Nost IB Reg PMI 19MAY10 (6822966421)
EC LFU Dash 8Q 315 Air Nost IB Reg PMI 19MAY10 (6822966421)

On 5 March 2024, Safarilink Aviation Flight 053, a De Havilland Canada Dash 8 en route from Wilson Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, to Ukunda Airport, Kenya, collided after takeoff with a Cessna 172M training flight operated by 99 Flying School over Nairobi National Park. The Dash 8 returned to Wilson Airport and landed safely with all 44 aboard unharmed, but the Cessna crashed in the national park, killing both occupants.

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Safarilink Aviation Flight 053
Nairobi South C (Lang'ata)

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00200 Nairobi, South C (Lang'ata)
Nairobi County, Kenya
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EC LFU Dash 8Q 315 Air Nost IB Reg PMI 19MAY10 (6822966421)
EC LFU Dash 8Q 315 Air Nost IB Reg PMI 19MAY10 (6822966421)
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South C

South C (also known as Southside or South Compton) is a middle-class residential estate located in the southland area of Nairobi. South C lies next to Wilson Airport. It is bordered by South B to the East, Langata Estate to the west and the Nairobi National Park to the south. South C also has great schools such as Andalucia academy, Kinderworld academy, Shree cutchi leva patel (Samaj), Shree cutchi satsang (swaminarayan), Nairobi Muslim girls boarding. The headquarters of the Kenya Red Cross Society is located in South C as is the Criminal Investigation Department (C.I.D) Training School of the Kenya Police, National Environmental Management Authority Headquarters (NEMA), Kenya National Bureau of Standards Head office (KEBS) and the expansive Toyota Training Academy. Major colleges like the College of Insurance and Management University of Africa are also based in South C. South C is home to several sports clubs and hotels. The clubs include The South C Sports Club, Ministry of Works (MOW) Sports Club, Kenya Motor Sports Club, and the Ngara Sports Club. The Ngara Sport Club cricket ground is located in South C. Some of the hotels in South C are The Boma, The Red Court Hotel, Ole Sereni and Eka Hotel A drive-in outdoor cinema, one among few in Kenya, is located at Nairobi's South C along Mombasa Road at Bellevue. A number of musicians, comedians and DJs in Kenya's music industry come from the South C. Nameless, E-Sir, Longombas and K-rupt live there.South C has recently become famous among residents of St. Louis, Missouri for being the birthplace of Martin Sophia, owner of the production company Martin's Entertainment.