Crash of a Boeing 737-2J8C in Port Sudan: 116 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 2003 at 0417 LT
Type of aircraft:
Boeing 737-200
Operator:
Registration:
ST-AFK
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Port Sudan - Khartoum
MSN:
21169
YOM:
1975
Flight number:
SD139
Location:
Port Sudan
Red Sea (البحر الأحمر)
Country:
Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
106
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
116
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Port Sudan Airport at 0407LT on a schedule service to Khartoum with 105 passengers and 11 crew members on board. During climbout, the crew informed ATC about technical problems and was cleared to return for an emergency landing on runway 33. On final approach in limited visibility, the aircraft struck the ground and crashed about 5 km from the runway threshold. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces. A boy aged two was injured while 116 other occupants were killed, among them eight EU citizens and one high ranking officer of the Sudan Army.
Probable cause:
Failure of one engine during initial climb for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Cessna 404 Titan in Hassai: 11 killed

Date & Time: Jun 7, 1993
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 404 Titan
Operator:
Registration:
ST-AID
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hassai - Port Sudan
MSN:
404-0455
YOM:
1979
Location:
Hassai
Red Sea (البحر الأحمر)
Country:
Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Hassai Airstrip on a charter flight to Port Sudan, carrying nine employees of the Ariab Mining Company and two pilots. Shortly after takeoff, the right engine lost power and failed. The crew elected to return for an emergency but eventually attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed and slid for few dozen metres when the right wing struck a rock and was torn off, causing the fuel to spill and to ignite. The aircraft caught fire and came to rest, bursting into flames. All 11 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The malfunction of the right engine was caused by the failure of a fuel pump due to poor maintenance.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII in Port Sudan

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII
Operator:
Registration:
ZS-BUL
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Johannesburg – Nairobi – Port Soudan – Jeddah
MSN:
1329
YOM:
1945
Location:
Port Sudan
Red Sea (البحر الأحمر)
Country:
Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft crashed on landing in Port Sudan Airport for unknown reason. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all seven crew members were unhurt.

Crash of a Supermarine Walrus in Port Sudan

Date & Time: Jan 2, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Supermarine Walrus
Operator:
Registration:
L2214
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Port Sudan
Red Sea (البحر الأحمر)
Country:
Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons in the sea off Port Sudan. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the Red Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 4, 1940 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R2770
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Port Sudan - Port Sudan
Location:
Red Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Port Sudan at 0430LT on a reconnaissance mission. It is believed that it was shot down around 0900LT by the pilot of an Italian fighter and crashed into the Red Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Thomas Gerald Rhodes, pilot,
Sgt Maurice Edmund Frank Hitchin,
Sgt Sidney Clarence Lewis.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an Italian fighter.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF in Atbara: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Fairey III
Operator:
Registration:
K1776
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Port Sudan – Khartoum
MSN:
F.1475
YOM:
1931
Location:
Atbara
River Nile (ولاية نهر النيل)
Country:
Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from Port Sudan to Khartoum, the pilot encountered marginal weather conditions with several cloud layers. In flight, he lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed near Atbara, bursting into flames. All three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Sylvanus George Connolly,
Philip Vaughan Edwards,
Frank Campling.
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