Djibouti City – Beledweyne

On July 14, 2020 at 12:00 AM, Djibouti City – Beledweyne experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8), operated by Bluebird Aviation, with the event recorded near Beledweyne-Haji-Sheikh Mahmud Hasan (Ugas Khalif) Hiiraan (<U+0647><U+064A><U+0631><U+0627><U+0646><U+200E>).

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.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

After landing at Beledweyne-Haji-Sheikh Mahmud Hasan (Ugas Khalif) Airport, the aircraft went out of control and came to rest against several earth mounds, bursting into flames. All three crew members managed to escape while the aircraft was destroyed by fire. The crew was completing a cargo flight from Djibouti City on behalf of the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) and it is believed that the aircraft was carrying food supplies.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5Y-VVU, MSN 4008, year of manufacture 2000.