2025 Light Air Services Beechcraft 1900 crash

2025 Light Air Services Beechcraft 1900 crash
The aircraft involved in the accident in March 2016, while still in storage with Eagle Airways
Accident
Date29 January 2025 (2025-01-29)
SummaryCrashed after takeoff, under investigation
SiteNear GPOC Unity Airstrip, Rubkona County, Unity State, South Sudan
9°28′0″N 29°40′22″E / 9.46667°N 29.67278°E / 9.46667; 29.67278
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBeechcraft 1900D
OperatorEagle Air on behalf of Light Air Services
Registration5X-RHB
Flight originGPOC Unity Airstrip, Rubkona County, Unity State, South Sudan
DestinationJuba International Airport, Juba, South Sudan
Occupants21
Passengers19
Crew2
Fatalities20
Injuries1
Survivors1

On 29 January 2025, a Beechcraft 1900D operated by Eagle Air on behalf of Light Air Services crashed in Unity State, located in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan. The aircraft was on a routine scheduled charter flight from GPOC Unity Airstrip to Juba International Airport when it crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 20 out of 21 on board. The aircraft was transporting oil workers to the South Sudanese capital Juba.[1]

  1. ^ "Plane crash in South Sudan kills at least 20 people". Al Jazeera. 29 January 2025. Archived from the original on 30 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.

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