Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 11 MAR 1996 |
| Type: | Antonov 26 |
| Operator: | Farnas Aviation Services |
| Registration: | ST-FAR |
| C/n / msn: | 4806 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | El Obeid Airport (EBD) (Sudan) |
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | El Obeid Airport (EBD/HSOB), Sudan |
| Wau Airport (WUG), Papua New Guinea |
Crashed on take-off for a flight to Wau and destroyed by fire.
Sources:
» Scramble 247 (p.55)
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from El Obeid Airport to Wau Airport as the crow flies is 12979 km (8112 miles).
Distance from El Obeid Airport to Wau Airport as the crow flies is 12979 km (8112 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
