Eagle B190 at Bentiu on Jan 29th 2025, lost height
Last Update: January 29, 2025 / 18:42:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 29, 2025
Classification
Crash
Airline
Eagle Air
Departure
Unity Oilfield Airfield, South Sudan
Destination
Juba, South Sudan
Aircraft Registration
5X-RHB
Aircraft Type
BEECH C-12J
ICAO Type Designator
B190
A ground observer reported the aircraft had already departed the oilfield area when it appeared as if one wing of the aircraft had snapped off bringing the aircraft down.
Juba Airport confirmed a small aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Unity Oilfield Airfield on Wednesday (Jan 29th) morning.
Authorities reported 3 people were pulled from the wreckage alive, but two people later died in hospital. The passengers were oilworkers including two Chinese and one Indian national.
Unity Oilfield Airfield is located at coordinates N9.3040 E29.7877 and features a north/south dirt runway of about 2150 meters/7100 feet length.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 29, 2025
Classification
Crash
Airline
Eagle Air
Departure
Unity Oilfield Airfield, South Sudan
Destination
Juba, South Sudan
Aircraft Registration
5X-RHB
Aircraft Type
BEECH C-12J
ICAO Type Designator
B190
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