Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 December 1989
Aircraft Type: IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-9 Islander
Owner/operator: Aviation Sans Frontires
Registration Number: F-OGSM
Location: near Aweil –
ÿ South Sudan
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: 9K32 Strela-2 shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile9K32 Strela-2 shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile
Category: Unlawful Interference
A 9K32 Strela-2 shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile was shot down by a BN-2 aircraft during takeoff from Aweil, Sudan. The aircraft crashed 800 meters from the runway.A 9K32 Strela-2 shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile was shot down by a BN-2 aircraft during takeoff from Aweil, Sudan. The aircraft crashed 800 meters from the runway.
Description
Shot down using a 9K32 Strela-2 shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile (also known as SA-7). The BN-2 had received takeoff clearance and had just departed from Aweil. It crashed 800 m from the runway. The Sudanese government accused the SPLA (People’s Liberation Army Sudan) of downing the airplane. The SPLA has denied being involved and in turn, accused the government of Sudan.
Source of Information
http://www.afvt.org/soudan-attentat-contre-un-avion-de-msf/http://www.afvt.org/soudan-attentat-contre-un-avion-de-msf/Primary Cause
A SA-7 shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile launch by the Sudanese government.A SA-7 shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile launch by the Sudanese government.Share on:
