Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Date: | Monday 19 November 2012 |
Type: | Antonov An-26 |
Operating for: | Ultimate Air |
Leased from: | Trast Aero |
Registration: | 3X-GFN |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Yida Airstrip ( South Sudan)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Entebbe Airport (EBB/HUEN), Uganda |
Destination airport: | Yida Airstrip, South Sudan |
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.
Classification:
Runway excursion (overrun)
Sources:
» beaupertuis
Photos
accident date:
19-11-2012type: Antonov An-26
registration: 3X-GFN
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 Entebbe Airport to Yida Airstrip as the crow flies is 1143 km (715 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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.