Narrative:
A Let L-410 suffered a runway excursion during takeoff from Ulang, South Sudan.
The aircraft veered to the left, hit a building with its left wing then came down to a stop in the middle of the village next to the airstrip.
The aircraft suffered damage to the left-hand wing tip, left-hand main gear bay, no.1 propeller tips, nose code
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 16 May 2020 |
| Type: |  Let L-410MA |
| Operator: | Unknown |
| Registration: | RA-67066 |
| MSN: | 750501 |
| First flight: | 1975 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Ulang Airstrip ( South Sudan)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Ulang Airstrip, South Sudan |
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A Let L-410 suffered a runway excursion during takeoff from Ulang, South Sudan.
The aircraft veered to the left, hit a building with its left wing then came down to a stop in the middle of the village next to the airstrip.
The aircraft suffered damage to the left-hand wing tip, left-hand main gear bay, no.1 propeller tips, nose code
Classification:
Runway excursion (overrun)
Photos
Video, social media
Let 410 registration RA-67066 over-ran the airstrip and crashed into a building during take off at Ulang, South Sudan on 16 May 2020. Only crew on board and escaped with no injuries pic.twitter.com/4dGBX9gmOi
— The Kenyan Aviator (@kenyanaviator) May 18, 2020
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