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South Sudan

Occurrences in South Sudan.

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Occurrences1010 accidents · 0 incidents · 8 mapped
Fatal occurrences9Fatality total known for 10 of 10
Reported fatalities190Plus 1 serious injuries reported
Years1986–202516 Aug 1986 – 29 Jan 2025

By year

South Sudan: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19861 occurrences in 1986, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2021 (2).160
19981 occurrences in 1998, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2021 (2).126
20121 occurrences in 2012, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2021 (2).14
20151 occurrences in 2015, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2021 (2).137
20181 occurrences in 2018, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2021 (2).120
20201 occurrences in 2020, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2021 (2).18
20212 occurrences in 2021, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2021 (2).215
20241 occurrences in 2024, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2021 (2).00
20251 occurrences in 2025, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2021 (2).120

Aircraft types

South Sudan: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Antonov AN-262213
Let L-4102230
Antonov AN-121137
Antonov AN-321126
Beechcraft 19001120
Boeing 727100
Fokker F271160
McDonnell Douglas MD-80100
Mil MI-8114

Deadliest occurrences

South Sudan: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
1986 Sudan Airways Fokker F-27 shootdown16 Aug 198660Near Malakal Airport, Malakal, South Sudan1
2015 Juba Antonov An-12 crash4 Nov 201537Near Juba International Airport, Juba, South Sudan1
1998 Sudanese Air Force Antonov An-32 crash12 Feb 199826Nasir, South Sudan1
2025 Light Air Services Beechcraft 1900 crash29 Jan 202520Near GPOC Unity Airstrip, Rubkona County, Unity State, South Sudan1
2018 South West Aviation Let L-410 crash9 Sept 201820Lake Yirol, near Yirol Airport, South Sudan1
2021 South Sudan Supreme Airlines Let L-410 crash2 Mar 202110Pieri Airstrip, Uror County, South Sudan1
2020 South West Aviation Antonov An-26 crash22 Aug 20208Juba Airport, Juba, South Sudan1
2021 Optimum Aviation An-26 crash2 Nov 20215Near Juba International Airport, South Sudan1
Nizhnevartovskavia Flight 54421 Dec 20124Near Likuangole, South Sudan1

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  1. 2025 Light Air Services Beechcraft 1900 crash

    29 Jan 2025 · Near GPOC Unity Airstrip, Rubkona County, Unity State, South Sudan · 20 fatal

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  2. Malakal Airport collision

    31 Mar 2024 · Unknown location

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  3. 2021 Optimum Aviation An-26 crash

    2 Nov 2021 · Near Juba International Airport, South Sudan · 5 fatal · not on the map

  4. 2021 South Sudan Supreme Airlines Let L-410 crash

    2 Mar 2021 · Pieri Airstrip, Uror County, South Sudan · 10 fatal

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  5. 2020 South West Aviation Antonov An-26 crash

    22 Aug 2020 · Juba Airport, Juba, South Sudan · 8 fatal

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  6. 2018 South West Aviation Let L-410 crash

    9 Sept 2018 · Lake Yirol, near Yirol Airport, South Sudan · 20 fatal · not on the map

  7. 2015 Juba Antonov An-12 crash

    4 Nov 2015 · Near Juba International Airport, Juba, South Sudan · 37 fatal

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  8. Nizhnevartovskavia Flight 544

    21 Dec 2012 · Near Likuangole, South Sudan · 4 fatal

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  9. 1998 Sudanese Air Force Antonov An-32 crash

    12 Feb 1998 · Nasir, South Sudan · 26 fatal

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  10. 1986 Sudan Airways Fokker F-27 shootdown

    16 Aug 1986 · Near Malakal Airport, Malakal, South Sudan · 60 fatal

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