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CityLink Cessna Crash Near Juba Kills 14

4/28/2026

Summary

CityLink Crash

A CityLink Aviation Ltd. Cessna 208 Caravan crashed about 20 km southwest of Juba, killing all 14 aboard.
The plane left Yei at 09:15 local time and vanished roughly 30 minutes later en route to the capital.
The dead included the pilot, 12 South Sudanese and two Kenyan passengers.
Initial reports blame adverse weather and low visibility, prompting South Sudan's Civil Aviation Authority (SSCAA) to dispatch investigators.

Summary

South Sudan Investigates

South Sudan's Ministry of Roads and Transport gazetted a committee to probe aircraft accidents involving Kenyan operators in South Sudan and Somalia.
The committee will review accident reports from the past five years that involve Kenyan-registered or operated aircraft, examine data, interview aviation stakeholders, and recommend safety improvements to close investigative gaps.
Kenya's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not issued an official comment on the two Kenyan nationals killed.

History

Historical Context

After the 1974 Turkish Airlines Flight 981 disaster, which killed 346 people, ICAO codified uniform investigation rules in Annex 13 of the Chicago Convention. The annex obliges member states—such as Kenya’s civil aviation authority and Sudan’s Ministry of Roads and Transport—to keep accident records and fund probes. Today those standards guide the joint inquiry into the CityLink Aviation Cessna 208 crash.

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CityLink Crash

A CityLink Aviation Ltd. Cessna 208 Caravan crashed about 20 km southwest of Juba, killing all 14 aboard.
The plane left Yei at 09:15 local time and vanished roughly 30 minutes later en route to the capital.
The dead included the pilot, 12 South Sudanese and two Kenyan passengers.
Initial reports blame adverse weather and low visibility, prompting South Sudan's Civil Aviation Authority (SSCAA) to dispatch investigators.

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