Entebbe – Obo

On December 12, 2014 at 03:00 PM, Entebbe – Obo experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-26, operated by Burundaiavia, with the event recorded near Obo Haut-Mbomou.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. After touchdown at Obo Airfield, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest in a wooded area. All seven occupants escaped uninjured, the cargo equipment was recovered and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Entebbe to Obo, with a possible intermediate stop in Sudan, carrying an aircraft engine, some fuel drums (Jet A-1) and other logistics intended to the UPDF military offensive, code-named 'Operation Lightning Thunder' that has been hunting Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and its rebel leader Joseph Kony. About 100 members of the US special forces were based at the Obo Airstrip at the time of the accident. The runway 04/22 is about 2,050 feet long (625 meters).

Aircraft reference details include registration UP-AN608, MSN 135 04, year of manufacture 1984.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 5.3941°, 26.4927°.