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| Date: | Saturday 26 November 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-KURK |
| MSN: | 11527 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Kapoeta -
 South Sudan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ethiopia |
| Kenya | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Taking part in a vintage air rally, the pilot became disoriented and crash landed in Kapoeta.
The landing resulted in a punctured tyre, a broken propeller and other damage to the plane.
The pilot was diagnosed with malaria.
Sources:
http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Daredevil-UK-pilot-tells-of-South-Sudan-crash-ordeal/434746-3478270-jabmv1/index.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/26/missing-pilot-of-1943-piper-cub-turns-up-again-now-in-south-sudan
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 November 2016 | G-KURK | Private | 0 | Khartoum airport |  |
min |
| Heavy landing | ||||||
| 22 November 2016 | G-KURK | Private | 0 | Gambella |  |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2016 11:56 | gerard57 | Added |
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