Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 200 near Kapoeta: 10 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1971
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F27 Friendship
Operator:
Registration:
ST-AAY
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Khartoum - Malakal
MSN:
10238
YOM:
1963
Location:
Kapoeta
Western Equatoria (غرب الاستوائية)
Country:
South Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
37
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Aircraft flight hours:
13364
Aircraft flight cycles:
9298
Circumstances:
En route from Khartoum to Malakal, the crew was unable to receive the Malakal NDB so the captain decided to divert to Juba. For unknown reason, the crew was unable to receive the Juba NDB as well and due to fuel shortage, the crew decided to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a wooded area located near Kapoeta. Local guerilla members evacuated 32 wounded people while 10 others were killed, among them the captain, Mr. Westwood.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Ed Dueim

Date & Time: Jan 20, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
African Air Cars
Registration:
VP-KDJ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Desert
Schedule:
Khartoum – Malakal
Location:
Ed Dueim
White Nile (النيل الأبيض)
Country:
Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Enroute to Malakal, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing near Ed Dueim for unknown reason. While both crew members were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Douglas R4D-2 near Malakal

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
ZS-BNB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Desert
MSN:
4098
YOM:
1941
Location:
Malakal
Upper Nile (أعالي النيل)
Country:
South Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
17
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Enroute, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing following an engine failure. The aircraft crash landed 10 km south of Malakal and came to rest. Two passengers were slightly injured while all other occupants were unhurt. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura V near Aljammalab: 15 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1947 at 1930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura
Operator:
Registration:
6501
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Desert
Schedule:
Pretoria – Malakal – Khartoum – Cairo – London
Location:
Aljammalab
White Nile (النيل الأبيض)
Country:
Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
15
Circumstances:
Enroute to Khartoum, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances near Aljammalab, about 100 km southwest of Khartoum. The aircraft was destroyed and all 15 occupants were killed. All of them were pilots flying to UK to take deliver of Spitfire for the SAAF.
Crew:
Maj Frederick Welgemoed, pilot,
Lt Hermanus Gerhardus van Rooyen, copilot,
Petrus Andries Burger, flight engineer,
Cpl Leslie Donovan Case, wireless operator.
Passengers:
Maj Andrew Christian Bosman, pilot,
Cpt Hendrik Christoffel Weideman Liebenberg, pilot,
Lt Ronald Leslie Crisp, pilot,
Lt Jacobus Stephanus Gericke, pilot,
Lt Robert Cecil Hirst, pilot,
Lt Hermanus Johannes Kritzinger, pilot,
Lt John Jurie Landman, pilot,
Lt Peter David Nelson, pilot,
Lt Peter Nicolay, pilot,
Lt Norman Peter Prinsloo, pilot.
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