ZS-AJE

The crew was performing a delivery flight to South Africa when an unexpected situation forced the pilot to attempt an emergency landing in a desert area located some 70 miles east of Juba, Sudan. While both crew were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Flight / Schedule

ZS-AJE

Aircraft

Junkers JU.86

Registration

ZS-AJE

MSN

258

Year of Manufacture

1937

Date

July 29, 1937 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Delivery

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Desert

Crash Location

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>)

Region

Africa • South Sudan

Narrative Report

On July 29, 1937 at 12:00 AM, ZS-AJE experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.86, operated by South African Airways -SAA - Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens - SAL, 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 delivery and the reported phase was flight at a desert crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was performing a delivery flight to South Africa when an unexpected situation forced the pilot to attempt an emergency landing in a desert area located some 70 miles east of Juba, Sudan. While both crew were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZS-AJE, MSN 258, year of manufacture 1937.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was performing a delivery flight to South Africa when an unexpected situation forced the pilot to attempt an emergency landing in a desert area located some 70 miles east of Juba, Sudan. While both crew were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Flight Type

Delivery

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Desert

Region / Country

Africa • South Sudan

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Junkers JU.86

Registration

ZS-AJE

MSN

258

Year of Manufacture

1937