Embraer EMB-120 Brasília crash, May 4, 2020 (5 killed), B...
Embraer EMB-120 Brasília accident on May 4, 2020 near Bardale, Baay, Somalia with 5 fatalities. Cause: Reportedly shot down by ground fire from troops...
- Date: May 4, 2020
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília
- Location: Bardale, Baay, Somalia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Reportedly shot down by ground fire from troops at the Bardale base, official investigation not concluded
An African Express Airways Embraer 120 carrying medical supplies crashed on approach to Bardale in southern Somalia after stopping at Baidoa. All occupants were killed. Local officials said the aircraft was hit by ground fire, and Ethiopian troops based at Bardale were reported to have mistaken it for a threat. Somalia and Kenya opened investigations but no final report was found.