Eagle B190 at Bentiu on Jan 29th 2025, lost height

Last Update: January 29, 2025 / 18:42:13 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 29, 2025

Classification
Crash

Airline
Eagle Air

Aircraft Registration
5X-RHB

Aircraft Type
BEECH C-12J

ICAO Type Designator
B190

An Eagle Air Beech 1900 on behalf of Light Services Ltd, registration 5X-RHB performing a charter flight from Unity Oilfield Airfield to Juba (South Sudan) with 19 passengers and 2 crew, had departed Unity Oilfield Airfield north of Bentiu (South Sudan) and was about 10 minutes into the flight when the aircraft lost height and impacted ground. 20 people died, one survivor was taken to a hospital.

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

Aircraft Registration
5X-RHB

Aircraft Type
BEECH C-12J

ICAO Type Designator
B190

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