Story highlights 43 people were on board the plane

The flight was headed from Juba

(CNN) A commercial plane on Monday made a crash landing in poor weather at an airport in South Sudan, causing several injuries among the 43 on board.

"It is miraculous, completely," said Ateny Wek Ateny, the South Sudanese presidential spokesperson. "There are only minor injuries. There was no single death."

The incident took place at the airport in Wau, in the nation's northwest.

Ateny said the pilot overshot the runway, dropping onto an unpaved ground.

The plane's right wing hit a car and a fire started on the right side of the plane, Ateny said. The pilot opened the door near the tail, which was not on fire.

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By Simon Hradecky, created Monday, Mar 20th 2017 14:45Z, last updated Thursday, Apr 20th 2017 15:28Z A South Sudan Supreme Airlines Antonov AN-26, registration S9-TLZ performing a flight from Juba to Wau (South Sudan) with 44 passengers and 5 crew, suffered a landing accident at Wau Airport (South Sudan), came to a rest near the first part of runway 27 and burst into flames. All 49 occupants were rescued alive, 17 or 18 have been taken to local hospitals with injuries.



Media in South Sudan are reporting all 44 occupants are feared dead, other media in South Sudan report at least 9 survivors have been rescued and taken to local hospitals.



Local aid workers in Wau reported, that there has been no fatality, all 44 occupants were rescued alive, 17-18 were injured and have been taken to hospitals.



The airline reported there were 40 passengers and 5 crew on board, no further known so far. In the evening the airline reported that due to bad weather the aircraft "missed the line" and collided with a truck of the fire brigades. There were 4 injuries including one crew member, which are still treated in the local hospital.



According to various (western) databases including ATDB the airline operates one Fokker 50 registration C5-SSA, which had another accident in Aweil in 2014, see Accident: South Supreme F50 at Aweil on Jan 7th 2014, runway excursion as well as one Antonov AN-32A registration EK-32710.



According to Russian databases South Supreme operated two Antonov 26s EK-26310 and EK-26804 (both in South Supreme Colours but listed in storage) and one L-410 5Y-DAD (flying).



A local source reported the tail number of the AN-26 probably was S9-TLW or S9-TLZ.



On Mar 21st 2017 the local source reported it was confirmed to be a S9 tailnumber, S9-TLZ has been sighted operating at Juba Airport on Mar 21st 2017. The source further reported that the flight crew of a UN aircraft landing prior to the accident aircraft reported the visibility at 800 meters. Photographic evidence by UNMISS however identified S9-TLZ as the accident aircraft.



On Apr 20th 2017 Ukraine's NBAAI reported S9-TLZ veered off the runway while landing at Wau, collided with a fire engine and caught fire in the middle of the apron (aircraft parking space). The crew initiated an emergency evacuation, all 49 occupants left the aircraft. The NBAAI is assisting the investigation led by the Republic of South Sudan, the investigation considers the probable version of an engine failure.



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S9-TLZ when the fire broke out (Photo: UNMISS):





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Start the conversation, or Read more at India.com.</s>A South Sudanese plane with 44 passengers and five crew onboard crashed and burst into flames after landing at Wau Airport, all survived.

The South Supreme Airlines Antonov An-26 was on a domestic flight from the capital Juba to Wau in northwest South Sudan when it crashed. Local reports said the plane hit a fire truck as it landed and caught fire.

Several passengers and a crew member were taken to a local hospital for treatment to injuries sustained during the crash and evacuation.

Bad weather appears to be a contributory factor in the crash as the plane veered off course and hit the truck, according to a witness.</s>A South Supreme Airlines plane carrying 44 people crashed at South Sudan's Wau airport. The number of casualties is unclear.

#BREAKING: South Supreme Airlines plane has crashed at Wau Airport in South Sudan; at least 9 pulled out alive, many feared dead. pic.twitter.com/3SopNFaPZG — chill (@chiIIum) March 20, 2017

​At least 9 people were reportedly pulled out from the debris alive.

Updates: 9 people reportedly pulled out from the debris alive; rushed to the hospital #SouthSudan Wau plane crash — Eye Radio Juba (@EyeRadioJuba) March 20, 2017

​According to the local official cited by BBC Africa, the plane was coming from the South Sudan's capital Juba.</s>iStock/ThinkstockSouth Sudan plane crashes, all 49 people on board survive while some are hospitalized

(WAU, South Sudan) — A plane carrying at least 40 passengers on board crashed in South Sudan and all of them survived according to BBC News. Director of Wau airport Stephen Kejo told BBC News that seven passengers in critical condition were taken to the hospital.

There were fear most if not all of the passengers had died.

The plane, belonging to South Supreme Airlines, went down at an airport in Wau. Eyewitnesses said it skid off the runway as it was trying to land and then caught fire, according to UNMISS.

An emergency team with the mission’s Wau office was dispatched to the scene to help with rescue operations.</s>"It is miraculous completely," Ateny Wek Ateny, the South Sudanese presidential spokesperson. "There are only minor injuries. There was no single death."

The incident took place at the airport in Wau, in northwestern South Sudan.

Both Wal Achieng, an official at South Supreme Airlines in Wau, and Ateny said 43 people were on board. Achieng said of those, 40 were adults and three were children.

Achieng said 25 people were taken to a hospital and 18 are safe and have gone back to their homes.

"The weather was not good," Achieng said, citing very cloudy conditions. "That made the plane not to see the runway," Achieng said. The plane was headed from the capital, Juba, to Wau. Ateny said the plane overshot the runway when it encountered fog around 2 p.m. local time and caught fire when it hit the ground. Juba is located in the southern region of the country. Achieng said the fire initially led many people to think there would be no survivors. 20 million at risk of starvation in world's largest crisis since 1945, UN says South Sudan, which gained its independence from Sudan in 2001, has endured war political instability and famine. It is a landlocked country in east-central Africa, bordering Sudan , Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic More than 12 million people live in South Sudan. It is populated by many ethnic groups, including the Dinka and Nuer, and the dominant faiths are Christian and animist.</s>An Antonov AN26 passenger aircraft, operated by South Sudanese carrier South Supreme Airlines, has reportedly crashed and been destroyed by fire with no fatalities.

Images from the scene show the remains of the aircraft fuselage, which has been completely gutted by fire. Only the tail section remains intact.

According to local media reports, the AN-26 was flying from South Supreme Airlines’ Juba home base to Wau in South Sudan with 45 people on board.

The aircraft apparently collided with a fire truck after landing in poor weather conditions, possibly after a gear collapse.

While there were no reported fatalities, a number of passengers were injured and taken to hospital for treatment.

ATW attempted to contact the airline for comment via Facebook, but no reply had been received at the time of publication.</s>JUBA, South Sudan (AP) - An airport official in Wau, South Sudan, says that a passenger plane crash-landed and burned, but all passengers and crew survived.

Acting Airport Manager in Wau, Stephen Youngule, said the plane touched down and then jumped up again before crashing.

Youngule said the plane's door flew open, which allowed the pilot and rescue crews to get everybody out. He said those with injuries were taken to Wau's hospital for treatment.

The plane was from South Supreme Airlines, a South Sudanese carrier. It was making a trip from Juba to Wau, in northwestern South Sudan when it crashed. Most of the passengers were South Sudanese with two foreigners, one each from China and Eritrea.</s>A passenger jet crash-landed at an airport in South Sudan's north-western city of Wau on Monday, leaving at least 14 people injured, a local official said.

As many as 44 people were on board the small South Supreme Airlines plane when it split in two at about 3pm local time.

It is immediately unclear how many people have died in the crash, as local reports say dozens of passengers are dead while a local aid worker told Reuters that everyone had survived.

The aid worker near the scene told Reuters: 'No one died but there are a number of injured people right now.'

At least 14 people have survived the crash and have been taken to hospital.

'Right now we have the ambulance which has just come out from the airport and we have received 14 patients being rushed to hospital in stable condition,' said State Information Minister Bona Gaudensio.

Photos from the scene show fire engines dousing the wreckage as several onlooker stand nearby.

A local official told BBC that the plan was coming from the country's capital, Juba, when it crashed.

'The weather is not good,' Paul Charles, an engineer at Wau airport, told Khaleej Times. 'Visibility was not good up to now and (the plane) was landing from the east to west then it just crashed (off) the runway.'

South Supreme Airlines is a South Sudanese airline that launched in September 2013.

The airline operates flights three times a week between Juba, South Sudan, and Entebbe, Uganda.
An Antonov An-26 of South Supreme Airlines crashes upon landing at Wau Airport, South Sudan, the 43 people on board survived.