Sudan

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Khartoum - Al Fashir

MSN:

6 99 010 04

YOM:

1976

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MSL430

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During the takeoff roll at Khartoum-Haj Yusuf Airport, the left engine caught fire and exploded. The captain rejected takeoff and initiated an emergency braking procedure. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran and came to rest few dozen metres past the runway end, bursting into flames. Three passengers were killed while all other occupants were rescued. The following day, four survivors including a stewardess, died from their injuries.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-76TD in Khartoum: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 3, 2005 at 0807 LT

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-76

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ST-EWB

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Plain, Valley

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Sharjah – Khartoum – Nyala

MSN:

00234 38122

YOM:

1982

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The four engine aircraft departed Sharjah Airport on a cargo flight to Nyala with an intermediate stop in Khartoum, carrying 46 tons of humanitarian aid for refugees in Darfur. On board were sisx Russian crew members and one Sudanese translator. While approaching Khartoum-Haj Yusuf Airport, the crew reported fuel issues and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a desert area located 800 metres from the Ad Babkr District, about 15 km East of Khartoum. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all seven occupants were killed.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 near Kaduqli: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 5, 2004 at 1237 LT

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Registration:

ST-SAF

Flight Phase:

Flight

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South Kordofan (جنوب كردفان)

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Plain, Valley

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El Obeid – Juba

MSN:

00 347 606

YOM:

1970

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Kaduqli

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On a cargo flight from El Obeid to Juba, while cruising at an altitude of 17,000 feet, the crew declared an emergency following the failure of all four engine, and elected to divert to Heglig Airport. Shortly later, the aircraft crashed in a wooded area located about 50 km south of Kaduqli. All four occupants were killed.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26B in Geneina

Date & Time: Jun 7, 2004

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-26

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ST-ARO

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Khartoum – Al Fashir – Geneina

MSN:

102 05

YOM:

1980

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Geneina

West Darfur (غرب دارفور)

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After landing, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, crossed an unpaved road and some ditches before coming to rest 250 meters further. All 16 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Following a wrong approach configuration, the crew landed too far down the runway, reducing the landing distance available.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12BP near Tatal: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 11, 2004 at 1018 LT

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Registration:

ST-SIG

Flight Phase:

Flight

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South Kordofan (جنوب كردفان)

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Juba - El Obeid

MSN:

14 001 01

YOM:

1961

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Tatal

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Aircraft flight hours:

16609

Aircraft flight cycles:

7753

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En route from Juba to El Obeid, while cruising at an altitude of 24,000 feet, all four engines flamed out. The crew feathered the propeller, reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft struck the ground and crashed against trees. One occupant was seriously injured while six others were killed. Few hours later, the only survivor died from his injuries. It was reported that the aircraft was performing several round trips between Juba and El Obeid since May 9, each time with 9018 kgs of fuel uplifted in El Obeid while the average fuel consumption for a round trip was 10000 kgs. The crew was composed of an Armenian captain and ground engineer, a Sudanese first officer, a Sudanese navigator, a Sudanese radio operator, an Iraqi navigator and an Iraqi flight engineer.

Probable cause:

The following findings were identified:
- Fuel starvation due to Company fuel planning policy,
- The exhaustion of the Captain as he was handling all flights during the three days preceding the accident flight in addition to the weather on day of accident,
- Some of the crew members had limited experience on the type and three of them even did not fly on AN-12 for a long time which might aggravate the situation before the crash,
- The Sudanese navigator license was expired since July 2001,
- The Iraqi crew members did not have any valid licenses and their experience on the An-12 dated back from 1994,
- The aircraft's Certificate of Release to Service and Certificate of Maintenance Review both expired on April 30, 2004.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12B in Geneina

Date & Time: Nov 3, 2003 at 0735 LT

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EK-11997

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Khartoum – Geneina

MSN:

6 3 444 07

YOM:

1966

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Geneina

West Darfur (غرب دارفور)

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On final approach to Geneina Airport, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft struck the ground eight metres short of runway threshold. On impact, the undercarriage were torn off and the aircraft slid for about 800 metres before coming to rest. All five crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

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

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Registration:

ST-AFK

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Port Sudan - Khartoum

MSN:

21169

YOM:

1975

Flight number:

SD139

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Port Sudan

Red Sea (البحر الأحمر)

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106

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116

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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 Fokker F27 Friendship 600 in Khartoum

Date & Time: Jun 11, 2002 at 1830 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F27 Friendship

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Registration:

ST-SSD

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Training

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Khartoum - Khartoum

MSN:

10563

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1977

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Aircraft flight hours:

19822

Aircraft flight cycles:

19349

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The crew was completing a local training flight at Khartoum-Haj Yusuf Airport. Following several touch-and-goes completed successfully on runway 18, the crew landed the airplane and elected to takeoff when the captain encountered difficulties to raise the flaps from 40° to 16,5°. In such conditions, he decided to reject the takeoff procedure and initiated an emergency braking manoeuvre. The aircraft skidded on runway, overran and lost its right main gear before coming to rest against the ILS antenna for runway 36. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 in Heglig

Date & Time: Apr 30, 2002

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Registration:

ST-AQP

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South Kordofan (جنوب كردفان)

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Khartoum - Heglig

MSN:

4 3 423 05

YOM:

1964

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Heglig

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