Flight Information
- Flight Number: N/A
- Airline: Jetways Airlines
- Aircraft Type: Fokker 50
- Registration: 5Y-JWG
Incident Overview
- Date: Thursday, January 18, 2024
- Time: 11:30
- Location: Ceelbarde Airstrip, Somalia
- Flight Phase: Landing
- Nature: Cargo (Humanitarian aid for the United Nations World Food Program)
- Occupants: 4
- Fatalities: 1
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor

The Fokker 50 went off the runway and subsequently collided with a house. There were four crew members on board. A pilot was killed, one person was seriously injured and two people suffered minor injuries. The aircraft was severely damaged.
The aircraft was transporting humanitarian aid on behalf to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP).
Cause of Crash
Primary Cause: Runway excursion followed by a collision with a house.
Investigation Status
Status: Information verified through accident investigation authorities.
Supporting Information
https://www.hiiraan.com/news/2024/Jan/wararka_maanta18-186317.htm
https://twitter.com/radiodaljir/status/1747957280287457312
https://pro.twitter.com/Som_CAA/status/1747968187516211366/photo/1
https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/fokker-f50-5y-jwg-jetways-airlines/e2481q
Dutch Safety Board
15 July 2008 PH-KVC – MiniLiner (ferried to Denver for cargo conversion)
11 January 2009 I-MLCT – MiniLiner(delivered)
26 February 2016 OE-LJT – Jetcom
20 September 2017 5Y-JWG – Jetways Airlines
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
2 August 2007 | PH-KVC | KLM Cityhopper | 0 | near Maastricht-Aachen Airport, Limburg | ![]() |
non |
Near miss with other aircraft |
A plane crash occurred in Ceelbarde district in Bakool region, there are dead and injured losses.
The pilot of the airplane (Baylane) died, another one injured, and the plane crashed into the front parts as the picture shows. pic.twitter.com/h0NIiLtmMv
— abdirizack adan (@abdirizackada20) January 18, 2024
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