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| Date: | Thursday 8 August 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-5A Buffalo |
| Owner/operator: | Nyasa Air Charters |
| Registration: | 7Q-STB |
| MSN: | 95 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pieri Payam Airstrip -
 South Sudan
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Bor International Airport |
| Pieri Payam Airstrip | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The DHC-5A Buffalo veered off the side of the runway and impacted some buildings, bursting into flames.
The pilots suffered minor injuries. There were three fatalies on the ground as well as a number of wounded persons.
Sources:
https://www.planespotters.net/photo/1113352/7q-stb-nyassa-air-taxi-de-havilland-canada-dhc-5-buffalo
https://thetowerpost.com/2024/08/10/south-sudan-wfp-mourns-victims-of-plane-crash-fire-in-jonglei/
https://www.eyeradio.org/three-civilians-killed-in-pieri-cargo-plane-crash/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Aug-2024 14:44 | ASN | Added |
| 08-Aug-2024 14:46 | ASN | Updated [Category, ] |
| 08-Aug-2024 14:49 | ASN | Updated |
| 08-Aug-2024 15:25 | ASN | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 10-Aug-2024 08:20 | gerard57 | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Aug-2024 08:22 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 10-Aug-2024 08:22 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 13-Aug-2024 09:15 | TB | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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