In September 2018 a Let L-410 Turbolet aeroplane on final approach to land at the airport lost contact with controllers . The aircraft was found to have crashed into nearby Lake Yirol . It is thought that the pilots became disorientated in fog . There were 23 people on board the aircraft , of whom 20 were killed , including both pilots . The passengers killed included a Red Cross official , a government representative , two army officers , and the Bishop of Yirol , the Rt Revd Simon Adut Yuang
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Yirol Let L-410 Turbolet crash
Yirol Airport