2015 Juba plane crash
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The accident aircraft, which previously served with Aeroflot.
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| Date | 4 November 2015 |
| Summary | Under investigation, overloading suspected |
| Site | near White Nile, approx 800m from Juba International Airport in Juba, South Sudan |
| Passengers | 18[1] |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | At least 41 |
| Survivors | 3 |
| Aircraft type | Antonov An-12BK |
| Operator | Allied Services Ltd |
| Registration | EY-406 |
| Flight origin | Juba International Airport, Juba, South Sudan |
| Destination | Paloich Airport, South Sudan |
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Aircraft
The aircraft involved was an Antonov An-12BK, registration EY-406 (Tajikistan), msn 01347704. The aircraft was built in 1971 at TAPOiCh factory in Tashkent. It was operated by Allied Services Ltd, leased from Tajikistan's Asia Airways.[5] Allied Services Ltd is a logistics company based in South Sudan, at the Juba airport.Accident
The aircraft was operating a cargo flight from Juba International Airport to Paloich Airport in extreme northeastern South Sudan, an oil field. It departed Juba's runway 13 but impacted a hill about 800 meters past the aerodrome/1100 meters past the runway end and came to rest at the banks of White Nile River.[5] Authorities in South Sudan reported that the aircraft was overloaded, with most of passengers being oil workers.[6] The government spokesman of South Sudan said that there were at least 18 people on board.[7] Forty-one people were reported to have been killed, with two survivors. They were a crew member and a child.[8] The crash site was in a fishing village by the White Nile[7] and several people on the ground died as a result.[9]Investigation
Russian television channel LifeNews[10] quoted an unnamed source at the Russian aviation agency as saying that the Antonov-12 plane, made in the Soviet Union in 1971, appeared to have been overloaded.[11]References
- "Russian cargo-plane crashes in South Sudan; at least 15 dead". USA Today. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
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