7711

In unclear circumstances, the aircraft was hit by ground fire. The crew attempted an emergency landing in Gogrial. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest some 200 metres further. There were no casualties while the aircraft was written off. The exact date of the accident remains unknown, somewhere in 1997. The wreckage is still there at N08.542051 E28.09754 by July 2009.

Flight / Schedule

7711

Aircraft

Antonov AN-26

Registration

7711

MSN

81 09 1979

Year of Manufacture

1979

Date

December 31, 1997 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Gogrial Warrap (<U+0648><U+0627><U+0631><U+0627><U+0628>)

Region

Africa • South Sudan

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On December 31, 1997 at 12:00 AM, 7711 experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-26, operated by Sudanese Air Force - Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya, with the event recorded near Gogrial Warrap (<U+0648><U+0627><U+0631><U+0627><U+0628>).

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. In unclear circumstances, the aircraft was hit by ground fire. The crew attempted an emergency landing in Gogrial. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest some 200 metres further. There were no casualties while the aircraft was written off. The exact date of the accident remains unknown, somewhere in 1997. The wreckage is still there at N08.542051 E28.09754 by July 2009.

Aircraft reference details include registration 7711, MSN 81 09 1979, year of manufacture 1979.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

In unclear circumstances, the aircraft was hit by ground fire. The crew attempted an emergency landing in Gogrial. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest some 200 metres further. There were no casualties while the aircraft was written off. The exact date of the accident remains unknown, somewhere in 1997. The wreckage is still there at N08.542051 E28.09754 by July 2009.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

0

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

Known people on board: 0

Operational Details

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Africa • South Sudan

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Antonov AN-26

Registration

7711

MSN

81 09 1979

Year of Manufacture

1979

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