Narrative:
A Fokker 50 passenger plane sustained substantial damage in a landing accident at Aweil Airport, South Sudan. Some of the 57 passengers on board sustained injuries.
The airplane was chartered by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to fly refugees from Khartoum, Sudan to Aweil. A photo from the scene of the accident shows the aircraft off the runway with the left hand wing separated from the fuselage.
The identity of the plane is not confirmed. Skyward owns two Fokker 50 aircraft, 5Y-BYE and 5Y-CAN of which 5Y-BYE was leased to Kush Air.
» Gurtong
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Thursday 15 November 2012 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Fokker 50 |
| Operator: | Skyward International Aviation |
| Registration: | 5Y-CAN |
| MSN: | 20175 |
| First flight: | 1990-01-22 (22 years 10 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW125B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 57 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Aweil Airport ( South Sudan)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudan |
| Aweil Airport (HSAW), South Sudan |
A Fokker 50 passenger plane sustained substantial damage in a landing accident at Aweil Airport, South Sudan. Some of the 57 passengers on board sustained injuries.
The airplane was chartered by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to fly refugees from Khartoum, Sudan to Aweil. A photo from the scene of the accident shows the aircraft off the runway with the left hand wing separated from the fuselage.
The identity of the plane is not confirmed. Skyward owns two Fokker 50 aircraft, 5Y-BYE and 5Y-CAN of which 5Y-BYE was leased to Kush Air.
Sources:
» Radio Miraya» Gurtong
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Khartoum-Civil Airport to Aweil Airport as the crow flies is 937 km (586 miles).
Distance from Khartoum-Civil Airport to Aweil Airport as the crow flies is 937 km (586 miles).
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