Twin-Engine Aircraft Shot Down by SAM-7 Missile After Takeoff from Aweil Airport (F-OGSM)

Incident Overview A twin-engine aircraft was shot down by a SAM-7 surface-to-air missile shortly after takeoff from Aweil Airport. The incident occurred while the aircraft was in its initial climb phase. ## Crash Details After being struck by the missile, the aircraft lost control and crashed approximately 800 meters past the runway end. All four occupants on board were killed in the incident. ## Flight Purpose The aircraft was completing an ambulance flight to Khartoum at the time of the incident. ## Probable Cause The official investigation determined that the probable cause of the accident was the aircraft being shot down by a SAM-7 surface-to-air missile.