2020 Bluebird Aviation Crash
Accident
Date2020, July 14
SummaryAnimal caused accident
SiteBeledweyne Airport, Somalia
Aircraft
Aircraft typeHavilland Canada Dash 8-400
Aircraft nameDash 8 Q400
OperatorBluebird Aviation
Registration5Y-VVU
Flight originDjibouti
DestinationSomalia
Passengers0
Crew3
Fatalities0
Injuries3
Missing0
Survivors3

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

The cargo flight, which took off from Djibouti was carrying 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. Avoiding hitting the donkey, the pilot ended up impacting a ditch next to the runway before it caught fire.[2][3]

All three crew members on board escaped without sustaining serious injury.[4]

References

  1. Derrick, Emily (2020-07-14). "Bluebird Aviation Dash 8 Catches Fire Following Somalia Crash". Simple Flying. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  2. Fiedler, Jan-Hendrik (2020-07-14). "Bluebird Aviation Dash 8 crash lands in Somalia". International Flight Network. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  3. 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)
  4. "Dash 8-400 cargo flight crashes in Somalia | Times Aerospace". www.timesaerospace.aero. Retrieved 2023-01-17.


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