2021 South Sudan Supreme Airlines Let L-410 crash

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.

2021 South Sudan Supreme Airlines Let L-410 Turbolet crash
The aircraft involved in the accident, picture taken in early 2021 [1]
Accident
Date2 March 2021 (2021-03-02)
SummaryEngines failed after takeoff
SitePieri Airstrip, Uror County, South Sudan
Aircraft
Aircraft typeLet L-410 Turbolet
OperatorSouth Sudan Supreme Airlines
RegistrationHK-4274 (fake),[2] TR-KSS (fake), 5Y-SSA (pre) [3]
Flight originPieri Airstrip, Uror County, South Sudan
DestinationYuai Airstrip, South Sudan
Occupants10
Passengers8
Crew2
Fatalities10
Survivors0

Aircraft

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The aircraft involved in the accident in July 2007, while still in service with Business Aviation Center

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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "SOUTH SUDAN LET 410 CRASH". Scramble.nl Civil News. 3 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-03. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Let410 crash in South Sudan kills 10". AIRLINERS.NET. asuflyer. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "✈ russianplanes.net ✈ наша авиация". russianplanes.net. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  6. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Let L-410UVP-E (HK-4274) Pieri". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  7. ^ VOA (2021-03-04). "South Sudan plane crash kills all 10 on board". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
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