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CityLink Cessna Crash Near Juba Kills 14, Visibility Suspected

4/27/2026

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Summary

Story summary

A CityLink Aviation Cessna 208 Caravan crashed about 20 km southwest of Juba, killing the pilot and 13 passengers.
South Sudan’s civil aviation authority said early evidence suggests poor visibility contributed to the crash.
The aircraft left Yei at 09:15 local time and lost contact with air traffic control at 09:43.
A response team was dispatched to the site, where social-media videos show the wreckage burning in misty, hilly terrain.

History

Historical Context

In March 1977, dense fog at Los Rodeos Airport caused the Tenerife collision of KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736, killing 583 people. The tragedy led ICAO to adopt mandatory fog-related runway procedures. When a CityLink Aviation Cessna 208 vanished near Juba in March 2024 amid mist, South Sudan’s civil aviation authority began reforms based on those ICAO protocols.

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Story summary

A CityLink Aviation Cessna 208 Caravan crashed about 20 km southwest of Juba, killing the pilot and 13 passengers.
South Sudan’s civil aviation authority said early evidence suggests poor visibility contributed to the crash.
The aircraft left Yei at 09:15 local time and lost contact with air traffic control at 09:43.
A response team was dispatched to the site, where social-media videos show the wreckage burning in misty, hilly terrain.

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