AN Antonov An-26 cargo plane carrying five crew has crashed near Juba International Airport in South Sudan, reported London's Simple Flying. There were no survivors.
The aircraft was taking off from the airport for Maban in South Sudan when the crew declared an emergency just three minutes into the flight. The aircraft came down less than one nautical mile from the end of the runway and burst into flames.
The Aviation Herald of Salzberg, Austria, noted that this was South Sudan's second fatal crash.
The Antonov An-26, registered TR-NGT, was performing a cargo flight from Juba to Maban, reportedly carrying several barrels of diesel and some other small items. Onboard were five crew, including the pilots.
The aircraft took off from runway 13 at 10:33 local time this morning. However, the crew rapidly ran into problems, declaring an emergency minutes later. At 10:37, the aircraft came down just 0.7 NM from the end of runway 13, on the other side of the White Nile River.
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The aircraft was taking off from the airport for Maban in South Sudan when the crew declared an emergency just three minutes into the flight. The aircraft came down less than one nautical mile from the end of the runway and burst into flames.
The Aviation Herald of Salzberg, Austria, noted that this was South Sudan's second fatal crash.
The Antonov An-26, registered TR-NGT, was performing a cargo flight from Juba to Maban, reportedly carrying several barrels of diesel and some other small items. Onboard were five crew, including the pilots.
The aircraft took off from runway 13 at 10:33 local time this morning. However, the crew rapidly ran into problems, declaring an emergency minutes later. At 10:37, the aircraft came down just 0.7 NM from the end of runway 13, on the other side of the White Nile River.
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