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| Date: | Sunday 31 March 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-2Q9 (F) |
| Owner/operator: | Safe Air Company (SAC) |
| Registration: | 5Y-IRE |
| MSN: | 21931/1531 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Malakal Airport (MAK/HJMK) -
 South Sudan
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Juba Airport (JUB/HJJJ) |
| Malakal Airport (MAK/HJMK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Safe Air Company Boeing 727-2Q9 (F) crashed at Malakal.
The aircraft hit an African Express Airways MD-82(5Y-AXL) that suffered an accident there on February 9, 2024.
Sources:
https://www.eyeradio.org/cargo-plane-crash-landed-at-malakal-airport/
https://www.facebook.com/akuei.simon/posts/pfbid02habCQX6fCAdiju8a2wMgiDWM2TUEgkxUcxRkjJmTygAFQcPFSd4m9vCdKde1BBR7l
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=351582
Location
Media:
#BREAKING: A cargo plane crash lands at Malakal Airstrip, eye witness confirms to Radio Tamazuj—more details to follow. pic.twitter.com/47didRE7Ls
— Radio Tamazuj (@RadioTamazuj) March 31, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2024 10:20 | ASN | Added |
| 31-Mar-2024 10:23 | ASN | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 31-Mar-2024 10:24 | ASN | Updated |
| 31-Mar-2024 11:39 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 31-Mar-2024 18:09 | ASN | Updated [Category, ] |
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