South Sudan

The aircraft departed Khartoum at 0555LT on a cargo flight to Juba with 8 crew members on board. While cruising at FL170 in bad weather conditions, the engines n° 1 failed. One minute later, the engine n°3 failed as well, followed 40 seconds later by the failure of the engine n°4. The aircraft initiated a descent with a rate of 3,450 feet per minute and reach the altitude of 800 feet three minutes and 40 seconds after the failure of the engine n°1. At an altitude of 600 feet, the crew stabilized the aircraft and elected to restart the three engines but without success. Too low, the aircraft struck trees, lost its left stabilizer and crashed in a prairie 264 metres past the initial impact, bursting into flames. A crew member was rescued while 7 other occupants were killed.

Chartered by Southern Sudan Air Connection to Flex Air Kenya, the aircraft departed Wau on a special flight to Juba with an intermediate stop in Rumbek, carrying a delegation of the South Sudan Government. While approaching Rumbek, the crew reported engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a field located 45 km northwest from Rumbek, bursting into flames. All 21 occupants were killed, among them Justin Yak, personal adviser of the President of South Sudan, Dominic Dim Deng, Ministry of Defense, and 17 military officers.

The single aircraft was on a return flight from Doro to Nairobi, carrying four mission personnel who took part to a humanitarian mission in the region of Doro. The takeoff was performed from a muddy airstrip and the aircraft was unable to gain sufficient height after liftoff. As a result, the left wing impacted a tree trunk and the airplane crashed in a ditch, coming to rest upside down. All five occupants escaped uninjured.

After landing, the aircraft could not be stopped on the remaining distance. It overran, lost its nose gear and came to rest with both propellers damaged. All five occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The accident occurred somewhere in October 2006, exact date unknown.

The crew was completing a positioning flight from Kenya to Old Fangak Airport. After landing, the twin engine aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, lost its right main gear and came to rest. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

After landing at Aweil Airport, both tyres on the nose gear burst. The aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and collided with a building, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all 7 crew and 13 passengers (Sudanese soldiers) were killed.

After takeoff from Kapoeta Airport, one of the engine failed. The crew elected to return but eventually made an emergency landing near the airport. There were no injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in June 2005.

The aircraft was damaged beyond repair following a landing accident. There were no casualties among the crew and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The accident occurred somewhere in February, exact date unknown.

Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the aircraft collided with a flock of birds. Engines n°3 & 4 failed and the crew elected to make an emergency landing in an open field. The aircraft crash landed in a field and came to rest, bursting into flames. All five occupants were injured along with a young boy in the nearby field.

The aircraft was chartered by a Sudanese Development Unit to deliver medics and other supplies to a school project in Ayod. Shortly after takeoff from Jiech Airport, while in initial climb, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed. One pilot and five passengers were killed while four other occupants were injured. Both pilots were New Zealand's citizens. It seems that the cargo shifted after takeoff, causing the aircraft to stall and crash.