Walgak - Juba

The twin engine airplane was returning from Walgak to Juba on a cargo flight, carrying two passengers and two crew members. En route, weather conditions worsened and the crew decided to perform an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in the bush about 12 km south from Bor Airport and came to rest with its right wing partially torn off and the cockpit severely damaged. All four occupants were injured and transferred to local hospital.

Flight / Schedule

Walgak - Juba

Aircraft

Let L-410

Registration

YI-BYO

MSN

79 02 05

Year of Manufacture

1979

Date

October 27, 2019 at 01:00 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Bor Jonglei (<U+062C><U+0648><U+0646><U+0642><U+0644><U+064A>)

Region

Africa • South Sudan

Narrative Report

On October 27, 2019 at 01:00 PM, Walgak - Juba experienced a crash involving Let L-410, operated by Abeer Air Services, with the event recorded near Bor Jonglei (<U+062C><U+0648><U+0646><U+0642><U+0644><U+064A>).

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

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The twin engine airplane was returning from Walgak to Juba on a cargo flight, carrying two passengers and two crew members. En route, weather conditions worsened and the crew decided to perform an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in the bush about 12 km south from Bor Airport and came to rest with its right wing partially torn off and the cockpit severely damaged. All four occupants were injured and transferred to local hospital.

Aircraft reference details include registration YI-BYO, MSN 79 02 05, year of manufacture 1979.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The twin engine airplane was returning from Walgak to Juba on a cargo flight, carrying two passengers and two crew members. En route, weather conditions worsened and the crew decided to perform an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in the bush about 12 km south from Bor Airport and came to rest with its right wing partially torn off and the cockpit severely damaged. All four occupants were injured and transferred to local hospital.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

2

Estimated Survivors

4

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 4

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Walgak - Juba

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Africa • South Sudan

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Let L-410

Registration

YI-BYO

MSN

79 02 05

Year of Manufacture

1979