A small passenger aircraft operated by Citilink Aviation crashed southwest of Juba, the capital of South Sudan, on Monday, April 27, 2026, killing all 14 people on board, including the pilot. The Cessna 208 Caravan had departed from Yei for Juba International Airport and lost contact with air traffic control shortly after takeoff, according to the country’s Civil Aviation Authority cited by Al Jazeera.

Authorities suspect that poor weather and low visibility caused the crash. A team was dispatched to collect information and provide emergency assistance at the site. Joseph Lukak Charles, head of the South Sudan Red Cross Juba branch, said rescuers faced difficulties reaching the remote mountainous area and continued recovery efforts until the afternoon. He added that the victims’ bodies were badly burned, making identification difficult.

The aircraft took off at 9:15 a.m. local time and lost contact at 9:43 a.m. Among the dead were 12 South Sudanese nationals and two Kenyan citizens.