2020 South West Aviation Antonov An-26 crash

2020 South West Aviation Antonov An-26 crash
An Antonov An-26 similar to the one that crashed
Accident
Date22 August 2020 (2020-08-22)
SummaryCrashed after takeoff for undertermined reasons
SiteJuba Airport, Juba, South Sudan
4°50′55″N 31°33′0″E / 4.84861°N 31.55000°E / 4.84861; 31.55000
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAntonov An-26B
OperatorSouth West Aviation
RegistrationEX-126
Flight originJuba Airport, Juba, South Sudan
Last stopoverWau Airport, Wau, South Sudan
DestinationAweil Airport, Aweil, South Sudan
Occupants9
Fatalities8
Injuries1
Survivors1
560m
610yds
Crash site
Juba Airport

On 22 August 2020, a South West Aviation An-26 turboprop aircraft crashed upon taking off from Juba Airport in Juba, South Sudan, for a domestic cargo charter flight to Aweil and to Wau, South Sudan.