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Accident | |
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Date | 20 March 2017 |
Summary | In-flight-fire, under investigation [ needs update ] |
Site | Wau Airport, South Sudan 07°43′30″N027°58′48″E / 7.72500°N 27.98000°E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Antonov An-26 |
Operator | South Sudan Supreme Airlines |
Registration | S9-TLZ |
Flight origin | Juba Airport, South Sudan |
Destination | Wau Airport, South Sudan |
Occupants | 45 |
Passengers | 40 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 37 |
Survivors | 45 |
On 20 March 2017, an Antonov An-26 of South Sudan Supreme Airlines was destroyed by fire after landing at Wau Airport, South Sudan on a domestic flight from Juba Airport.
The accident aircraft was an Antonov An-26, [1] registration S9-TLZ. [2]
The aircraft was destroyed by fire after landing at Wau Airport, South Sudan on a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Juba Airport, South Sudan. There were 40 passengers, plus five crew on board. [1] The accident occurred at about 15:00 local time (12:00 UTC), [3] in conditions of 800 metres (870 yd) visibility. [2] [4] The aircraft may already have been on fire when it landed. An eyewitness reported smoke coming from the tail as it was landing. [5] Another report is that the aircraft collided with a fire engine after it had landed, and then caught fire. [2] The left landing gear collapsed and the aircraft was destroyed by the ensuing fire. Thirty-seven passengers received various degrees of injuries, however, no deaths were recorded from the crash. [6] [7] [8]
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