Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Aug 16, 1986 (60 killed), Ma...
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on August 16, 1986 near Malakal, Upper Nile, South Sudan with 60 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by a SAM-7 surface to air...
- Date: August 16, 1986
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Malakal, Upper Nile, South Sudan
- Fatalities: 60
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Shot down by a SAM-7 surface to air missile fired by SPLA forces while climbing after takeoff.
Sudan Airways Fokker F27 Friendship 400M ST-ADY was on a scheduled flight from Malakal to Khartoum when it was shot down after takeoff from Malakal on 16 August 1986. All 60 people aboard were killed, and the attack was attributed to Sudan People Liberation Army forces.