Juba

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On approach to Juba Airport, the crew followed a holding pattern for about 15-20 minutes for unknown reasons. Then the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances few km from the airport. Occupant's fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Lockheed L-382E-22C Hercules in Juba

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1990

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

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Registration:

N911SJ

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Flight Type:

Cargo

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Yes

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Schedule:

Juba - Nairobi

MSN:

4384

YOM:

1970

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After takeoff from Juba Airport, while climbing to a height of 300 feet and a speed of 155 knots, the engine n°4 lost power. The crew elected to return for an emergency landing when engine n°1 and 2 oversped. While completing a turn to join the runway 31, the engine n°3 lost power and its propeller was feathered. The crew was able to land the airplane safely but after touchdown, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, veered off runway and eventually collided with containers, bursting into flames. All five occupants escaped uninjured.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the engine problems could not be determined with certainty. However, the assumption that the fuel was contaminated by water was not ruled out.

Crash of a Douglas DC-2-115B in Kosti: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1952 at 2105 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-2

Operator:

Phoenix Airlines

Registration:

ZS-DFW

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Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

White Nile (النيل الأبيض)

Schedule:

Johannesburg – Bulawayo – Lusaka – Tabora – Juba – Wadi Halfa – Khartoum – Cairo – Southend

MSN:

1322

YOM:

1934

Location:

Kosti

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Sudan

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The aircraft took off on a cargo flight from Rand Airport in Jo'burg to Southend, England, with a crew of four, two passengers and a load of Karakul pelts. The passengers left the aircraft at Bulawayo, deciding not to complete their journey. The aircraft started in company with another of the same operator which also crashed en route. On attempting a diversion landing at Kosti at night without suitable ground aids, the aircraft ran off the runway and collided with a steel support for a windsock and afterwards with trees causing major damage. Two crew were killed and two were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

The primary cause of the accident was that extremely bad weather forced the Captain of the airplane to divert from his original destination. No proper preparation had been made for a possible landing at an alternate airfield prior to commencement of flight. The secondary cause was due to the Captain's attempt to execute a landing at Kosti aerodrome which was not equipped with night landing facilities. The Captain landed on the runway but was unable to align himself with the centre line and in consequence ran off the runway and struck a steel windsock support and thereafter struck various obstructions such as trees which lay in the path.
The following factors were considered as contributory:
- Because of radio interference due to a storm, proper use could not be made of the radio navigational facilities carried on the aircraft,
- The lack of appreciation by the Captain of his final responsibility for the operational control of the aircraft, which includes diversionary action, and his apparent failure to appreciate the purely advisory responsibility of Khartoum as a flight information centre.

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Crash of an Airspeed AS.65 Consul in Juba

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1947

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.65 Consul

Operator:

Air Transport - Belgium

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OO-GVP

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4312

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1946

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Crashed on landing for unknown reason. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Lockheed 18-56 LodeStar in Mt Kinangop: 11 killed

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1944 at 1200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed 18 LodeStar

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G-AGBW

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Mountains

Schedule:

Cairo – Juba – Nairobi – Salisbury

MSN:

2094

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1941

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The crew just started the descent to Nairobi when the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Kinangop located in the Aberdare mountain range. All 11 occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was reduced due to marginal weather conditions. The wreckage was found on January 1st, 1945.

Crash of a Junkers JU.86 Z-5 near Juba

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.86

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Registration:

ZS-AJE

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258

YOM:

1937

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De Havilland DH.66 Hercules

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The crew was performing a delivery flight to South Africa when an unexpected situation forced the pilot to attempt an emergency landing in a desert area located some 70 miles east of Juba, Sudan. While both crew members were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.66 Hercules in Entebbe

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1935

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Registration:

G-ABCP

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

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