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Date: | Tuesday 19 March 2024 |
Time: | 07:48 |
Type: | Antonov An-26 |
Owner/operator: | South Sudanese Air Force |
Registration: | AVIONS-401 |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Yida Airstrip -
South Sudan
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Juba International Airport |
Destination airport: | Yida Airstrip |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:An Antonov An-26 cargo plane crashed during landing at Yida Airstrip, South Sudan.
Of the four crew members and three passengers, three persons suffered minor injuries.
According a Ruweng Administrative Area official statement foggy/hazy weather could have been a causal factor in the accident.
Photos and videos of the aftermath indicate that the left-hand main gear had collapsed with a fire erupting in the area of the left-hand wing. The fire quickly engulfed the aircraft.
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/YourVoicenews.org/videos/980441920085802 https://www.facebook.com/groups/2606490539622396/?multi_permalinks=3608050779466362 https://www.facebook.com/mathuc.madutkurkuech/posts/pfbid032W9NdF6Hg2GgeTdQ8wzbPbRrB4nZ7YdKWnPjdspsU3afHggAgRgmDP9zrAt9nCCql https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid029hL2Qf5XUWWLuEc4ziVPjVjbQ48fYRvZBfXoMJES4zNcXgQSKxJEaZEzrvrv1FDml&id=100082487230645 https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/27_21363 https://radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/military-cargo-plane-crashes-at-ruwengs-yida-airstrip Location
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19-Mar-2024 09:56 |
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