Dornier DO.128 Skyservant crash, Jul 27, 1996, Atar
Dornier DO.128 Skyservant accident on July 27, 1996 near Atar, Upper Nile, South Sudan with no fatalities. Cause: The aircraft could not stop in the...
- Date: July 27, 1996
- Aircraft: Dornier DO.128 Skyservant
- Location: Atar, Upper Nile, South Sudan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft could not stop in the remaining runway after a landing made farther down the strip to avoid an animal on the runway.
A Dornier Do 128 flying a UNICEF humanitarian mission landed at Atar after a low pass to check the runway for animals. It spotted an animal on the runway on short final, landed farther down, and could not stop in the remaining distance. The aircraft ran into a ditch. All four occupants were unhurt.