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) (![]() |
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
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