Date: | Monday 19 November 2012 |
Time: | |
Type: | Antonov An-26 |
Owner/operator: | Ultimate Air |
Registration: | 3X-GFN |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Yida Airstrip -
South Sudan
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Entebbe Airport (EBB/HUEN) |
Destination airport: | Yida Airstrip |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:An Antonov 26 transport plane sustained substantial damage in a runway excursion accident at Yida, South Sudan.
The airplane could not be stopped on the airstrip and overran onto a rough area with bushes. The left hand main undercarriage collapsed, causing damage to the no. 1 prop. The airplane came to rest close to a refugees camp.
The airplane was owned by Trast Aero and chartered by brokerage company Ultimate Air for humanitarian cargo flights.
Sources:
beaupertuis
Location
Images:
photo (c) beaupertuis; Yida Airstrip (/); 19 November 2012
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