Wau – Rumbek – Juba

On May 2, 2008 at 10:10 AM, Wau – Rumbek – Juba experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 1900C, operated by Flex Air, with the event recorded near Rumbek Lakes (<U+0627><U+0644><U+0628><U+062D><U+064A><U+0631><U+0627><U+062A>).

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

21 people were known to be on board, 21 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 19, passenger fatalities: 19, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Chartered by Southern Sudan Air Connection to Flex Air Kenya, the aircraft departed Wau on a special flight to Juba with an intermediate stop in Rumbek, carrying a delegation of the South Sudan Government. While approaching Rumbek, the crew reported engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a field located 45 km northwest from Rumbek, bursting into flames. All 21 occupants were killed, among them Justin Yak, personal adviser of the President of South Sudan, Dominic Dim Deng, Ministry of Defense, and 17 military officers.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5Y-FLX, MSN UC-65, year of manufacture 1989.