2021 South Sudan Supreme Airlines Let L-410 crash
 The aircraft involved in the accident, picture taken in early 2021 [1] | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 March 2021 |
| Summary | Engines failed after takeoff |
| Site | Pieri Airstrip, Uror County, South Sudan |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Let L-410 Turbolet |
| Operator | South Sudan Supreme Airlines |
| Registration | HK-4274 (fake),[2] TR-KSS (fake), 5Y-SSA (pre) [3] |
| Flight origin | Pieri Airstrip, Uror County, South Sudan |
| Destination | Yuai Airstrip, South Sudan |
| Occupants | 10 |
| Passengers | 8 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 10 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 2 March 2021, a Let L-410 Turbolet of South Sudan Supreme Airlines crashed in Pieri, Uror County, South Sudan on a domestic flight to Yuai Airstrip, South Sudan.
Aircraft
The accident aircraft was a Let L-410 UVP-E, with the fake registration of HK-4274.[4] The plane was the 1000th L-410 built and had previously been owned by Aeroflot, Universal-Avia, Business Aviation Center and Forty Eight Aviation. It was sold to South Sudan Supreme Airlines in 2017.[5]
Accident
The aircraft crashed immediately after taking off from Pieri Airstrip, South Sudan on a domestic scheduled passenger flight. There were 8 passengers, plus two crew on board.[4] The South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority, who are investigating the accident, announced that the flight suffered from an engine failure about ten minutes after takeoff.[6] The flight then attempted to turn back to land, but the other engine then failed, causing the plane to lose speed and crash with little forward motion, after likely stalling.
Investigation
The South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority investigated the crash. According to director Kur Kuol, their initial finding suggested the crash was due to engine failure.[7]
References
- ^ "SOUTH SUDAN LET 410 CRASH". Scramble.nl Civil News. 3 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-03. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Let410 crash in South Sudan kills 10". AIRLINERS.NET. asuflyer. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Can now confirm that a South Supreme Airlines-operated LET 410UVP with (a possibly fake) registration HK-4274 crashed during departure at Pieri Airstrip, with 10 fatalities including the 2 crew". The Kenyan Aviator. 3 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-04. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ a b Kaminski-Morrow, David (2021-03-03). "South Sudan leader grounds Supreme Airlines after L-410 crash". Flight Global. Archived from the original on 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "✈ russianplanes.net ✈ наша авиация". russianplanes.net. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Let L-410UVP-E (HK-4274) Pieri". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ VOA (2021-03-04). "South Sudan plane crash kills all 10 on board". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
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