Allied Services AN12 at Juba on Nov 4th 2015, impacted hill in initial climb
Last Update: November 11, 2015 / 17:19:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 4, 2015
Classification
Crash
Airline
Allied Services Limited
Departure
Juba, South Sudan
Destination
Paloich, South Sudan
Aircraft Registration
EY-406
Aircraft Type
Antonov An-12
ICAO Type Designator
AN12
Police reported 41 people were killed in the crash.
South Sudan Authorities reported the aircraft did not gain height due to overload.
On Nov 4th 2015 the office of South Sudan's President confirmed there were two survivors on board of the aircraft, a member of the crew and a child.
Subsequently the press office of South Sudan's President reported that according to eye witnesses of the crash one of the left hand engines failed as the aircraft rotated for takeoff and another one failed immediately afterwards, almost simultaneously. All crew were killed in the crash, however, there were three survivors on board of the aircraft, two adults and a child, one adult still in critical condition.
The airline stated they have no information.
Antonov presented condolences to the families of the victims reporting that the aircraft had not been permitted to fly as required maintenance as well as the extension of service life and the necessary work to enable service life extension had not been performed in time. The aircraft had been built on the company's factory in Tashkent in 1971 and was registered in the Republic of Tajikistan. The Civil Aviation Authority of Sudan, leading the investigation into the crash, as well as the Civil Aviation Authority in Tajikistan as state of registry have informed the Civil Aviation Authority of the Ukraine (state of construction) in compliance with ICAO requirements, the CAA Ukraine is going to decide whether the Ukraine is going to participate in the investigation of the crash.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 4, 2015
Classification
Crash
Airline
Allied Services Limited
Departure
Juba, South Sudan
Destination
Paloich, South Sudan
Aircraft Registration
EY-406
Aircraft Type
Antonov An-12
ICAO Type Designator
AN12
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