| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 22 August 2020 |
| Time: | ca 08:40 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-26B |
| Operator: | South West Aviation |
| Registration: | EX-126 |
| C/n / msn: | 11508 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | ca 4 km NW of Juba Airport (JUB) ( South Sudan) |
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Juba Airport (JUB/HSSJ), South Sudan |
| Destination airport: | Wau Airport (WUU/HSWW), South Sudan |
Narrative:
An Antonov An-26 cargo plane was destroyed when it crashed near the Referendum neighborhood, shortly after takeoff from Juba Airport, South Sudan. A post-impact fire broke out. Of the eight occupants, one person survived.
According to NewsAero Africa, the aircraft involved in the accident was registered EX-126. The aircraft was however last seen operating using a (fake?) Iraqi registration: YI-AZR.
The South Sudan Minister of Transport stated that the aircraft was chartered by the World Food Program to transport supplies and wages for personnel at Wau and Aweil.
Link: https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20200822-0
Photos:
Link : https://www.facebook.com/andrewdut.ariik/posts/1195677637457743 (Andrew Dut Ariik Facebook)
Eye Radio Juba Twitter, link: https://twitter.com/EyeRadioJuba/status/1297077959602442241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1297077959602442241%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Faviation-safety.net%2Fdatabase%2Frecord.php%3Fid%3D20200822-0
