Date & Time:
May 2, 2012 at 1055 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Operator:
Registration:
5Y-NGO
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Humanitarian
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Juba - Yambio
MSN:
208-0322
YOM:
1992
Country:
South Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft was performing a special flight from Juba to Yambio with a South Sudanese Minister on board on behalf of the World Food Program. After landing, aircraft hit a drainage ditch, flipped over and came to rest upside down. All eleven occupant escaped but a pilot and a passenger were slightly injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
