| Date: | Thursday 5 July 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | Flex Air Charters |
| Registration: | 5Y-BUC |
| MSN: | 208B0400 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 18000 hours |
| Cycles: | 15000 flights |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1,2 km from Padek Airstrip -
 South Sudan
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Padek Airstrip |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan sustained damage in an apparent forced landing near Padek Airstrip, South Sudan.
The aircraft, 5Y-BUC, is shown as being owned by Flex Air Charters on their website. It was reportedly chartered by the Real Medicine Foundation (RMF), taking nutrition supplies to Jiech and Padek.
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