Another sad day as Kenya loses two aviators and a cargo bird. May the families and friends of the departed crew find strength and comfort during this difficult times. We wish the engineer, who survived the crash, a speedy recovery. To the fallen pilots, Timothy Ragz and Eric Munyae, may you continue to fly higher with the angels. Until we meet again. Status: Preliminary Date: Friday 14 November 2014 Time: 10:20 Type: British Aerospace BAe-748-399 LFD Srs. 2B Operator: Global Airlift Registration: 5Y-BVQ C/n / msn: 1778 First flight: 1980 Engines: 2 Rolls-Royce Dart 536-2 Crew: Fatalities: / Occupants: Passengers: Fatalities: / Occupants: Total: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 Airplane damage: Damaged beyond repair Location: Panyagor ( South Sudan) Phase: Landing (LDG) Nature: Cargo Departure airport: Juba Destination airport: Panyagor Narrative: A cargo plane delivering humanitarian aid to South Sudan crashed just short of the airstrip near Panyagor, Jonglei State,South Sudan, reportedly killing two crew members. Aviation sources in the area reported that the aircraft was chartered by Lutheran World Federation and that 5Y-BVQ was the airplane involved in the accident.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 13:08:39 +0000
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