Plane crash in South Sudan kills all 15 on board
A passenger plane crashed in South Sudan on Monday morning, killing all 15 people on board, including the pilot and 13 passengers. The aircraft, a Cessna 208 Caravan operated by CityLink Aviation Ltd., was en route from Yei to the capital, Juba, when air traffic control lost contact approximately 30 minutes after takeoff.

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AI-generatedA passenger plane crashed in South Sudan on Monday morning, killing all 15 people on board, including the pilot and 13 passengers. The aircraft, a Cessna 208 Caravan operated by CityLink Aviation Ltd., was en route from Yei to the capital, Juba, when air traffic control lost contact approximately 30 minutes after takeoff. The crash occurred about 20 kilometers southwest of Juba. Initial reports from the South Sudanese Civil Aviation Authority suggest adverse weather conditions, specifically low visibility, may have contributed to the accident. The manifest indicates 12 of the passengers were South Sudanese and two were Kenyan. South Sudan's aviation industry has a history of accidents attributed to factors such as aging aircraft, weak regulatory compliance, overloading, poor weather, and pilot errors.
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3 extractedThe plane was operated by CityLink Aviation Ltd.
More than 55 planes crashed in the country, resulting in dozens of fatalities, in the decade following independence in 2011.
South Sudan - the world's youngest country - has a poorly developed transport network and the aviation industry does not have a good safety record.