South West Aviation Let 410UVP plane crash
Key facts
- Airline
- South West Aviation
- Aircraft
- Let 410UVP
- Location
- Yirol, South Sudan
- Date
- 9th September, 2018
- People on board
- 23
- Fatalities
- 20
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Accident account
The Let L-410 operated by South West Aviation took off from Juba, South Sudan, to Yirol, South Sudan. 20 passengers and 3 crewmembers were onboard. The plane crashed in a river shortly before landing at Yirol airport, about 1,75 NM south of the aerodrome. 20 occupants were killed in the accident, and 3 received serious injuries. The plane had been overhauled in 2016-2017 after having been stored for eight years.
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