Crash of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in Fangak
Date & Time:
Aug 16, 2020
Registration:
5Y-SAV
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
208B-0312
YOM:
1992
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft completed a humanitarian flight from Juba to Fangak on behalf of the NGO 'Nile Hope'. On board were five passengers and two pilots. During the takeoff roll on a muddy airstrip, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and collided with a tree. The right wing was torn off and the aircraft came to rest upside down. Two passengers were slightly injured.
