Let L-410 nødlandet - Curt Lewis

Accident: Abeer Services L410 at Bor on Oct 27th 2019, forced landing An Abeer Air Services Let L-410, (invalid) registration YI-BYO performing flight from Walgak to Juba (South Sudan) with 2 passengers and 2 crew, made what appears to be a forced landing in Maatok about 6.5nm/12km south of Bor Airport due to worsening weather at about 13:00L (10:00Z). All 4 occupants survived and were taken to hospitals by UNMISS personnel. The aircraft sustained substantial damage beyond repair. Bor's Mayor reported the aircraft had been chartered to take cargo from Juba to Walgak (Bieh State of South Sudan). On the way back the weather worsened, the aircraft suffered the accident about 6.5nm south of Bor Airport at approximate position N6.09 E31.60. The captain is a Burundi citizen, the first officer a DRC citizen, both passengers are South Sudanese traders. Locals were first responders who rescued the occupants. By 21:00L Oct 27th 2019 all four occupants are reported in stable condition. Bor Airport, located 80nm north of Juba, features an unpaved runway 01/19 of 4200 feet/1280 meters length, position about N6.19 E31.60. The Iraqi registration seems to be invalid, there is no evidence of that registration existing, there are no photos of the aircraft prior to the photos by Bor's Mayor. There is a mention of the tailnumber by a ground observer in Juba in 2017, who described the aircraft with white/green livery, and another observation in Juba 2018 describing the aircraft with white/blue livery. Abeer Air Services is based at Juba Airport, the first mention of the company is in April 2019. The company received their L-410 on June 21st 2019 (see photo below). No weather observation information is available for both Juba and Bor, for Juba the following long TAF was published suggesting thunderstorms over Juba at the time of return (between 09:00 and 15:00Z): TAF HSSJ 270500Z 2706/2812 15004KT 9999 FEW030 SCT040 BECMG 2707/2709 VRB03KT 9999 SCT040 SCT120 PROB30 TEMPO 2709/2715 16005G15KT 6000 TSRA FEW045CB SCT120=