On 2 March 2021, a
Let L-410 Turbolet of
South Sudan Supreme Airlines crashed in
Pieri,
Uror County
Uror is a county in Jonglei State, South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Centra ...
,
South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...
on a domestic flight to Yuai Airstrip, South Sudan.
Aircraft
The accident aircraft was a
Let L-410 UVP-E, with the fake
registration of HK-4274.
The plane was the 1000th L-410 built and had previously been owned by
Aeroflot
PJSC AeroflotRussian Airlines (russian: ПАО "Аэрофло́т — Росси́йские авиали́нии", ), commonly known as Aeroflot ( or ; russian: Аэрофлот, , ), is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Russia. The ...
, Universal-Avia,
Business Aviation Center and Forty Eight Aviation. It was sold to South Sudan Supreme Airlines in 2017.
Accident
The aircraft crashed immediately after taking off from Pieri Airstrip,
South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...
on a domestic scheduled passenger flight.
There were 8 passengers, plus two crew on board.
The South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority, who are investigating the accident, announced that about 10 minutes after takeoff, the flight suffered from an engine failure. The flight then attempted to turn back to land, but the other engine then failed, causing the plane to lose speed and crash with little forward motion, after likely stalling.
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