ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 5Y-SAV New Fangak Airstrip
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Sunday 16 August 2020
Type:Silhouette image of generic C208 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Operator:City Link
Registration: 5Y-SAV
MSN: 208B0312
First flight: 1992
Engines: 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:New Fangak Airstrip (   South Sudan)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:New Fangak Airstrip, South Sudan
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan suffered an accident on takeoff from New Fangak, South Sudan.
The aircraft had been chartered by NGO Nile Hope to deliver humanitarian aid to New Fangak. It had become stuck in the mud and was pushed out before attempting to take off. The Grand Caravan reportedly went off the runway and hit a tree. The right-hand wing separated and the aircraft flipped over.
Two of the five passengers suffered minor injuries.

Classification:
Runway excursion

Sources:
» radiocommunity.org


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