Antonov AN-26 crash, Aug 22, 2020 (9 killed), Juba
Antonov AN-26 accident on August 22, 2020 near Juba, Central Equatoria, South Sudan with 9 fatalities. Cause: Cause not established. Aircraft operated...
- Date: August 22, 2020
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-26
- Location: Juba, Central Equatoria, South Sudan
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Cause not established. Aircraft operated without a valid certificate of airworthiness and by an operator without a valid operator's certificate. Reportedly overloaded with 8 tons of cargo against a 5.5 ton limit.
The Antonov 26 cargo aircraft lost height shortly after takeoff from Juba and crashed about 4 km northwest of the airport, burning after impact. Nine of the ten occupants were killed and one passenger was seriously injured. The commission of inquiry could not establish the cause but found the aircraft had no valid certificate of airworthiness and the operator had no valid operator's certificate.