2020 South West Aviation Antonov An-26 crash

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2020 South West Aviation Antonov An-26 crash
File:South West Aviation Antonov An-26 9Q-CGM.jpg
An Antonov An-26 similar to the one that crashed
Accident summary
Date 22 August 2020 (2020-08-22)
Summary Crash during take off
Site Juba Airport, Juba, South Sudan
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Injuries (non-fatal) 1
Fatalities 8
Survivors 1
Aircraft type Antonov An-26B
Operator South West Aviation
Registration EX-126[1]
Flight origin Juba Airport, Juba, South Sudan
Last stopover Wau Airport, Wau, South Sudan
Destination Aweil Airport, Aweil, South Sudan
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On 22 August 2020, a South West Aviation An-26 turboprop aircraft crashed upon taking off from Juba Airport in Juba, South Sudan, for a domestic cargo charter flight to Aweil[2] and to Wau, South Sudan.

Background

South West Aviation Co. Ltd. founded in 2017, is a passenger and cargo airline based in Juba, South Sudan.[3] The airline was responsible for the fatal crash of an L-410 Turbolet in Juba in 2018.[4] In the aftermath of that accident, President Salva Kiir banned aircraft greater than 20 years of age from operating passenger flights.[5]

Accident

The antonov AN-26 freighter registration EX-126 (MSN 11508) performing a charter flight from Juba to Wau with 6 passengers and 3 crew lost height shortly after departure from Juba runway and impacted a farm about 2.5 nmi (4.6 km) from the runway.[6] Eyewitnesses report that the aircraft suddenly lost power[2] and crashed in the Hai Referendum residential area.[5] Weather is not believed to be a factor.[2] 8 people in the aircraft (3 South Sudanese, and 5 Russians) were killed.[7] There was one reported survivor who was taken to a hospital in critical condition.[8] According to South Sudanese Transport Minister Madut Biar Yol there were five crew members, all Russian nationals.[9]

According to early reports, the plane crashed into a residential area. It burned as residents approached it.[10]

Some reports indicated the aircraft was on a charter flight for the World Food Programme (WFP) when it crashed,[11] and was carrying spare parts, motorbikes, food, as well as NGO staff salaries,[2] though the WFP subsequently clarified that the aircraft had in fact been chartered by Galaxy Star International, a local company that provides services to the WFP and other UN agencies.[12]

Reactions

South Sudanese president Salva Kiir called upon the Ministry of Transportation to "adhere to international standards" when assessing the airworthiness of aircraft adding "I know that it is hard to cope with the tragedy of this nature, but let us work hard to find the cause of this accident and use the lessons learned from it to prevent the occurrence of similar tragedies in the future".[13]

See also

Other crashes in residential areas

External links

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