Cessna 404 Titan crash, May 5, 1991 (8 killed), Aweil
Cessna 404 Titan accident on May 5, 1991 near Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan with 8 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by a surface-to-air...
- Date: May 5, 1991
- Aircraft: Cessna 404 Titan
- Location: Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Shot down by a surface-to-air missile. The database records attribute the launch to the Sudan People's Liberation Army, and this attribution was not independently confirmed.
A Cessna 404 Titan operated by Nile Safaris Aviation was on a scheduled flight descending to Aweil Airport in what is now South Sudan on 5 May 1991. The aircraft was hit by a surface-to-air missile and crashed in an open field about 25 km from Aweil. All eight people on board were killed.