Cessna 404 Titan crash, May 6, 1987 (14 killed), Malakal
Cessna 404 Titan accident on May 6, 1987 near Malakal, Upper Nile, South Sudan with 14 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by a SAM-7 surface to air missile...
- Date: May 6, 1987
- Aircraft: Cessna 404 Titan
- Location: Malakal, Upper Nile, South Sudan
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Shot down by a SAM-7 surface to air missile fired by SPLA forces
On 5 or 6 May 1987 (sources differ) a SASCO Cessna 404 Titan Courier II (ST-AIJ) bound for Khartoum was shot down by a missile shortly after takeoff from Malakal, Upper Nile, in Sudan. The aircraft was destroyed and all occupants died.