Cargo plane down in Sudan

[Simplythebeast]

Cargo plane with Russian crew has come down after take off in South Sudan reports up to 40 killed.

[Slow and curious]

Seemed to crash-land 800m past the runway on take off.

[Simplythebeast]

Cargo plane crashes in South Sudan, officials say 41 people killed - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[ChicoG]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-49657689,width-400,resizemode-4/49657689.jpg

JUBA: Several people were killed Wednesday when a plane crash-landed shortly after taking off from South Sudan's capital Juba, an AFP reporter said.
The plane crashed onto a small island in the White Nile river, close to Juba airport.
Several small farming communities live on the island, and it was not clear if some of the victims were people who were on the ground when the plane hit.
"Cargo plane heading to Paloch in Upper Nile State crashed just 800 metres from Juba International Airport runway," reported Radio Miraya, a UN-backed station.
The radio said up to 40 people may have been killed, adding that airport officials had told them only three passengers had survived.
An AFP reporter at the scene said he could see people trying to search for survivors and carry "several" bodies out of the wreckage.
The main fuselage of the plane had ploughed into thick woodland, with debris scattered around the riverbank in a wide area.

41 killed in South Sudan plane crash - Times of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/41-killed-in-South-Sudan-plane-crash/articleshow/49657257.cms?)

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More images here.
@unmissmedia
@talkofJuba

[4Greens]

Rumour is that it is Russian.

[Kulverstukas]

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Frussianplanes.net%2Freginfo%2F3603&edit-text=&act=url

Antonov An-12BK EY-406

Status: crashed
Operator: Asia Airways
in operation: from April 1, 1971
first flight: February 26, 1971 (44 years 8 months)

6 crew, 12 pax, 3 is rumored survived.

[Kulverstukas]

http://russianplanes.net/images/to170000/169262.jpg

[sleeper]

?Crash Russisch vliegtuig gefilmd?|Buitenland| Telegraaf.nl (http://www.telegraaf.nl/tv/nieuws/buitenland/24697726/___Crash_Russisch_vliegtuig_gefilmd___.html)

Supposed video of crash.

[Kulverstukas]

http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/vokinburt/13300152/1585210/1585210_900.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGsg_rFFN5o

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sleeper & Kulverstukas

That's an incorrect video. The airport shown is not Juba and the type appears to be a B707....

[Capn Bloggs]

Yes, I very much doubt that an aeroplane that hits the gorund at a very high bank and going down fast, then exploding in a massive fireball, would be that AN-12.

[vovachan]

Well there was one Russian on board so the news is somewhat true.

[737er]

Looks damn near as bad before the crash as after :\

[thcrozier]

That POS probably should have been retired long ago, but it doesn't negate the fact that our Russian friends are having a string of bad luck in that part of the world.

[Metro man]

AN-12, a type which has been subject to bans in the UAE and Europe due to safety concerns,

[hamster3null]

sleeper & Kulverstukas

That's an incorrect video. The airport shown is not Juba and the type appears to be a B707....

Good eye. I believe that's 2009 crash of Azza Transport flight 2241 in the Emirates, and yes, it's a 707.

[JanetFlight]

Thats the infamous AZZ' AKW out of SHJ wich lost their right engines after TO...here is the complete video with the TO either.

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CAA Emirates full report:
http://www.webcitation.org/6CJfK2WAZ

[papershuffler]

Confirmed survivor:

South Sudan plane crash baby 'conscious' in Juba - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34737966)

The cargo plane was not authorised to take passengers, Stephen Warikozi, the head of South Sudan's Civil Aviation Authority told journalists, but there were thought to have been dozens on board. They were all from South Sudan.
It is not clear what caused the crash but Ukraine-based Antonov said the plane had not been airworthy.
Five of the six crew members were Armenian, while the sixth was Russian. They were all killed.

[AreOut]

from wiki : "As of August 2011, more than 190 Antonov An-12s and Shaanxi Y-8s have crashed since the first prototype of the An-12 was severely damaged during a landing in mid-1958"

out of ~1200 produced, what an awful safety record

[Kulverstukas]

what an awful safety record

Known way most of them used in Africa it's not seems strange.

[Metro man]

Safety record isn't always the aircrafts fault, when a type is designed for certain operations which aren't western airline level the accident date is going to be higher.

The Chinese MA60 has a high accident rate but is designed for third world operators whose maintenance and pilot training isn't something to aspire to and who operate it to marginal airports with limited aids. If British Airways operated the type on UK domestic flights there would be far fewer problems.

An aircraft as old as the AN-12 lacks modern safety equipment and is likely flown by dodgy companies. Time for its retirement.

[andy1977]

Its too sad!

41 died in this incident.