2025 Light Air Services Beechcraft 1900 crash
The aircraft involved in the accident in March 2016, while still in storage with Eagle Airways | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 January 2025 |
| Summary | Crashed after takeoff, under investigation |
| Site | Near GPOC Unity Airstrip, Rubkona County, Unity State, South Sudan 9°28′0″N 29°40′22″E / 9.46667°N 29.67278°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Beechcraft 1900D |
| Operator | Eagle Air on behalf of Light Air Services |
| Registration | 5X-RHB |
| Flight origin | GPOC Unity Airstrip, Rubkona County, Unity State, South Sudan |
| Destination | Juba International Airport, Juba, South Sudan |
| Occupants | 21 |
| Passengers | 19 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 20 |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
On 29 January 2025, a Beechcraft 1900D operated by Eagle Air on behalf of Light Air Services crashed in Unity State, located in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan. The aircraft was flying from GPOC Unity Airstrip to Juba International Airport when it crashed shortly after takeoff. The crash killed 20 out of 21 on board. The aircraft was transporting oil workers to the South Sudanese capital Juba.[1]
The National Minister of Transport said its air crash investigation department will retrieve the flight recorder from the wreckage of the crash and send it to the United States for further analysis.[2]
References
- ↑ "Plane crash in South Sudan kills at least 20 people". Al Jazeera. 29 January 2025. Archived from the original on 30 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ↑ "Govt to send black box of Unity State plane crash for analysis in U.S." Eye Radio. 30 January 2025.