Narrative:
Struck a landmine while taxiing to the runway at Wau Airport.
» Volkskrant 4.9.91 (p.5)
accident date: 02-09-1991
type: Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules
registration: N521SJ
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 2 September 1991 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules |
| Operator: | Southern Air Transport |
| Registration: | N521SJ |
| MSN: | 4250 |
| First flight: | 1968 |
| Engines: | 4 Allison 501-D22A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Wau Airport (WUU) ( South Sudan)
|
| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Wau Airport (WUU/HSWW), South Sudan |
| Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudan |
Struck a landmine while taxiing to the runway at Wau Airport.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» Scramble Vol.13, nr.05» Volkskrant 4.9.91 (p.5)
Photos
accident date: 02-09-1991
type: Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules
registration: N521SJ
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 Wau Airport to Khartoum-Civil Airport as the crow flies is 1001 km (626 miles).
Distance from Wau Airport to Khartoum-Civil Airport as the crow flies is 1001 km (626 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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