Incident Overview
Date: Friday 4 April 1986
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo
Owner/operator: Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force)
Registration Number: 800
Location: near Bor –
ÿ South Sudan
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: The aircraft’s flight control systems and altitude sensors.The aircraft’s flight control systems and altitude sensors.
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude and control, leading to a written-off incident. The aircraft was operating at a high altitude and experienced a sudden loss of altitude.A commercial aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude and control, leading to a written-off incident. The aircraft was operating at a high altitude and experienced a sudden loss of altitude.
Description
Written off.
Primary Cause
Loss of altitude and control due to a sudden and unexpected change in atmospheric conditions.Loss of altitude and control due to a sudden and unexpected change in atmospheric conditions.Share on:
