2021 South Sudan Supreme Airlines Let L-410UVP-E crash

2021 South Sudan Supreme Airlines Let L-410 Turbolet crash

The aircraft involved in the accident, picture taken in early 2021, at Juba International Airport [1]
Accident
Date	2 March 2021 (2021-03-02)
Summary	Engines failed shortly after takeoff; under investigation
Site	Airstrip, Uror County, South Sudan
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Let L-410 Turbolet
Operator	South Sudan Supreme Airlines
Registration	HK-4274 (fake),[2] TR-KSS (fake), 5Y-SSA (pre) [3]
Flight origin	Airstrip, Uror County, South Sudan
Destination	Yuai Airstrip, South Sudan
Occupants	10
Passengers	8
Crew	2
Fatalities	10
Survivors	0

On 2 March 2021, a Let L-410 Turbolet of South Sudan Supreme Airlines crashed in , Uror County, South Sudan on a domestic flight to Yuai Airstrip, South Sudan.

Aircraft[]

The aircraft involved in the accident in July 2007, while still in service with Business Aviation Center

The accident aircraft was a Let L-410 UVP-E, with the fake registration of HK-4274.^[4] The plane was the 1000th L-410 built and had previously been owned by Aeroflot, Universal-Avia, Business Aviation Center and Forty Eight Aviation. It was sold to South Sudan Supreme Airlines in 2017.^[5]

Accident[]

The aircraft crashed immediately after taking off from Pieri Airstrip, South Sudan on a domestic scheduled passenger flight. There were 8 passengers, plus two crew on board.^[4] The South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority, who are investigating the accident, announced that about 10 minutes after takeoff, the flight suffered from an engine failure. The flight then attempted to turn back to land, but the other engine then failed, causing the plane to lose speed and crash with little forward motion, after likely stalling.

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