Africa

The single engine aircraft was leased by the Uganda Peoples Defence Force Air Wing to carry a group of four Officer to Nzara, South Sudan. Shortly after takeoff from Arua Airport, the aircraft encountered difficulties to gain altitude, hit a tree and crashed in an open field located near the village of Mingoro, bursting into flames. All seven occupants evacuated with minor injuries and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Following an uneventful flight from Moanda, Gabon, the crew initiated the approach in poor weather conditions (rain falls, strong crosswinds and turbulences). After touchdown, the twin engine aircraft skidded then veered off runway to the left. While contacting soft ground, the landing gear collapsed and the left engine was partially torn off. All 10 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Wind shear conditions are suspected.

During the takeoff roll at Huambo-Albano Machado Airport, the crew decided to reject takeoff for unknown reasons. The aircraft veered off runway and came to rest. All 10 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The aircraft departed Nairobi-Wilson Airport on a cargo flight to Guriceel, Somalia, carrying three crew members and a load of khat. After landing, the airplane encountered difficulties to decelerate properly and was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, contacted rough terrain, lost its nose and left main gear before coming to rest. There was no fire. All three occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Shortly after takeoff from Shabunda Airport, the crew reported engine problems and elected to return. After touchdown, the twin engine airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest against an embankment. All 16 passengers escaped unhurt while both pilots were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere during October 2011.

The twin engine aircraft departed Nairobi-Wilson Airport in the morning for a flight to Marsabit and Lodwar, carrying exam documents. While returning to Wilson Airport in the afternoon, the airplane went out of control and crashed in an open field located about 15 km west of Wilson Airport. The pilot and a passenger were killed while the second passenger was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Shortly after takeoff from Xakanaka Airstrip on a taxi flight to the Pom Pom Camp located in the Okavango Delta, the single aircraft lost height and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot and seven passengers were killed while four others were injured. The pilot was a British citizen as the seven passengers killed were respectively four Swedish, on British and two French. The aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire. For unknown reasons, the aircraft caught fire shortly after takeoff.

The aircraft was performing a regular schedule flight from Libreville to Port Gentil. The approach was completed in poor weather conditions with low visibility (1,000 metres) due to heavy rain falls. After touchdown, the aircraft did not decelerate as expected, skidded on runway, overran and came to rest down a slight embankment in shallow water. Both engines caught fire and both wings were partially torn off. All 30 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. A thunderstorm was passing over the area at the time of the accident.

Following an uneventful flight from Khartoum, the crew started the descent to Malakal, completed the checklist and lowered the landing gear. A technical problem occurred with the left main gear that remained stuck in its wheel well and failed to deploy. The crew decided to return to Khartoum. On approach to Khartoum-Haj Yusuf Airport runway 18, the crew elected to lower the gear manually but without success. The aircraft landed with both nose and right main gear deployed. After touchdown, the left wing contacted the runway surface. The aircraft slid for about 1,350 metres then veered to the left and came to rest. All 45 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was later considered as damaged beyond repair.

Shortly after take off from Huambo-Albano Machado Airport, the twine engine aircraft stalled and crashed near the runway end, bursting into flames. All four crew and two passengers survived while 17 passengers were killed. There were 11 officers, three generals and six civilians on board. This Embraer Brasilia was the most recent built in service.