Date: | Friday 2 May 2008 |
Time: | 10:10 |
Type: | Beechcraft 1900C |
Owner/operator: | Southern Sudan Air Connection |
Registration: | 5Y-FLX |
MSN: | UC-65 |
Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 45 km NW of Rumbek -
South Sudan
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | Wau Airport (WUU/HSWW) |
Destination airport: | Rumbek Airport (RBX/HSMK) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The Beech 1900 departed Wau (WUU) on a flight to Juba via Rumbek. The airplane was carrying a delegation of leaders from the (former rebel) Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM). One of the passengers was Dominic Dim, southern Sudan's minister of defence. Near Rumbek both engines failed.
The aircraft crashed, killing all aboard.
Sources:
South Sudan defence minister killed in air crash (AFP, 2-5-2008)
South Sudan declares three-day mourning for crash victims (SudanTribune, 3/5/2008)
NTSB
Location
Images:
![](/photos/wiki/2008/20080502_B190_5Y-FLX_18346.jpg)
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS/EDDL); June 1992
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