Crash of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in Boma
Date & Time:
Feb 11, 2009
Operator:
Registration:
5Y-BUQ
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Juba – Boma
MSN:
208B-0366
YOM:
1993
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft was completing a humanitarian flight from Juba to Boma on behalf of the World Food Program, carrying one passenger and two pilots. Upon landing at Boma Airstrip, one of the landing gear collapsed. The aircraft slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest, bursting into flames. All three occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
