Juba – Paloich

On November 4, 2015 at 09:00 AM, Juba – Paloich experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-12, operated by Allied Services Limited, with the event recorded near Juba Central Equatoria (<U+0627><U+0644><U+0627><U+0633><U+062A><U+0648><U+0627><U+0626><U+064A><U+0629> <U+0627><U+0644><U+0648><U+0633><U+0637><U+0649>).

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

43 people were known to be on board, 41 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 95.3%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 37, passenger fatalities: 35, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. After takeoff from Juba Airport Runway 13, the four engine aircraft encountered difficulties to gain height. After a distance of some 800 metres, the aircraft impacted a hill and crashed on the shore of the White Nile. Two passengers were seriously injured while 41 other occupants were killed, among them all six crew members. Weather conditions at the time of the accident were marginal with rain showers. South Sudan Authorities reported the aircraft was unable to climb because it was overloaded, and the captain reported to ATC prior to departure he was carrying 12 passengers. According to Antonov, the aircraft was not airworthy at the time of the accident because its owner, Tajik Asia Airways, was not compliant with published procedures.

Aircraft reference details include registration EY-406, MSN 01 34 77 04, year of manufacture 1971.