Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Jun 3, 2016, Akobo
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on June 3, 2016 near Akobo, Jonglei, South Sudan with no fatalities. Cause: Preliminary report cited by ASN:...
- Date: June 3, 2016
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Akobo, Jonglei, South Sudan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Preliminary report cited by ASN: premature takeoff initiated because of an animal incursion on the runway; no final report was found.
On 3 June 2016 a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan operated by Lady Lori (Kenya) Ltd was on a charter from Akobo Airstrip to Juba with one crew and four passengers. According to the operator the pilot began a premature takeoff after an animal entered the wet runway, the right main gear struck the perimeter fence, and the aircraft crashed into grass thatched houses and trees near the runway end. Nobody was injured and the aircraft was substantially damaged.