2020 Bluebird Aviation crash
 A Q400 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14 July 2020 |
| Summary | Runway excursion following presence of animal on runway, under investigation |
| Site | Beledweyne Airport, Somalia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | de Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 |
| Operator | Bluebird Aviation |
| Registration | 5Y-VVU |
| Flight origin | Djibouti City, Djibouti |
| Destination | Beledweyne, Somalia |
| Passengers | 1 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 3 |
The 2020 Bluebird Aviation crash refers to the Bluebird Aviation Dash 8-Q400F cargo plane, which crashed in Somalia on 14 July 2020.[1]
Cause[edit]
The cargo flight, which took off from Djibouti, was carrying 8,000 kilograms of humanitarian aid and supplies for the African Union Mission in Somalia following recent floods to Beledweyne Airport, Somalia, when a donkey ran across the runway. During the pilot’s unsuccessful attempt to swerve away from hitting it, the plane ended up impacting a ditch next to the runway before it caught fire.[2][3][4]
The two crew members and one passenger on board escaped without injury.[5][4]
References[edit]
- ^ Derrick, Emily (2020-07-14). "Bluebird Aviation Dash 8 Catches Fire Following Somalia Crash". Simple Flying. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ Fiedler, Jan-Hendrik (2020-07-14). "Bluebird Aviation Dash 8 crash lands in Somalia". International Flight Network. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ Aviation24.be (2020-07-14). "Bluebird Airlines Dash 8 Q400 gear collapse during landing; the 3 on board rescued". Aviation24.be. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Shire, Liban (2020-07-17). "Preliminary report (5Y-VVU), issued by Somalia's Aircraft Accident Investigation Branch (SAAIB)" (PDF). The Aviation Herald.
- ^ "Dash 8-400 cargo flight crashes in Somalia | Times Aerospace". www.timesaerospace.aero. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
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