No fatalities

Agricultural aircraft crash during spraying mission (AP-AYZ)

El Fau, South SudanFlight

On December 31, 1982, a Fletcher FU-24 (registration AP-AYZ) operated by Agricultural Aviation was involved in an aviation accident near El Fau, South Sudan in flight. No fatalities were reported. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 1 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

Sourcesthe Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A)Primary reportUpdated 2026-06-11Data APIEditorial standards

An agricultural aircraft crashed while performing a spraying operation, resulting in injuries to the pilot.

What happened

During the execution of a scheduled spraying mission, an aircraft crashed under undetermined circumstances. The flight was being conducted as part of an aerial application task when the accident occurred.

At the time of the impact, the pilot was the only person on board the aircraft. Following the crash, the pilot sustained injuries, though no fatalities were reported in connection with the event. The aircraft involved in the incident was subsequently declared a total loss and was written off by the operator.

Findings

The specific factors that led to the loss of control or the impact remain unknown, as the circumstances surrounding the crash have not yet been fully established.