Runway excursion Accident Antonov An-26B UP-AN608, Friday 12 December 2014

Date:	Friday 12 December 2014
Time:
Type:	Antonov An-26B
Owner/operator:	Burundaiavia
Registration:	UP-AN608
MSN:	13504
Year of manufacture:	1984
Engine model:	Ivchenko AI-24VT
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Obo-Mission Airstrip - Central African Republic
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	Entebbe Airport (EBB/HUEN)
Destination airport:	Obo-Mission Airstrip
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
An Antonov 26B cargo plane was damaged in a runway excursion accident at Obo-Mission Airstrip, Central African Republic. The crew members were not injured.
The airplane swerved off the runway on landing and hit a Ugandan soldier. It came to rest against some trees.
The aircraft carried an aircraft engine and fuel drums, likely intended for the international military forces stationed at Obo.

Sources:

RJDH-Centrafrique

History of this aircraft

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