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During the takeoff roll, the nose gear collapsed. The airplane sank on its nose and slid for several meters before coming to rest. All 39 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 in the Dinder National Park: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 18, 1975

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter

Operator:

Registration:

ST-ADB

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

YOM:

1968

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in the Dinder National Park while completing a territory inspection mission. A passenger survived while five other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Pilatus PC-6/B1-H2 Turbo Porter in Wad Madani

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1974

Type of aircraft:

Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)

Operator:

Registration:

HB-FDI

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Wad Madani - Wad Madani

MSN:

665

YOM:

1967

Location:

Wad Madani

Al Jazirah (ولاية الجزيرة)

Country:

Sudan

Region:

Africa

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Aircraft flight hours:

2134

Circumstances:

While flying at low height on a crop spraying flight, the single engine airplane struck power cables and crashed in flames. The pilot, sole on board, was injured while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire. The accident occurred during the first sortie in the early morning, shortly after sunrise.

Crash of a Pilatus PC-6/B1-H2 Turbo Porter in Sudan

Date & Time: Jan 4, 1974

Type of aircraft:

Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)

Operator:

National Agricultural Organisation

Registration:

ST-AEV

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

666

YOM:

1968

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Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Sudan. Occupant's fate unknown.

Crash of a Pilatus PC-6/B1-H2 Turbo Porter in Ad-Damazin

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1973

Type of aircraft:

Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)

Operator:

National Agricultural Organisation

Registration:

ST-AEU

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

616

YOM:

1966

Location:

Ad-Damazin

Blue Nile (النيل الأزرق)

Country:

Sudan

Region:

Africa

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Crashed in unknown circumstances while completing a crop spraying mission.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 400M in El Obeid

Date & Time: May 10, 1972

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F27 Friendship

Operator:

Registration:

ST-ADX

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Khartoum - El Obeid

MSN:

10273

YOM:

1965

Location:

El Obeid

North Kurdufan (شمال كردفان)

Country:

Sudan

Region:

Africa

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Aircraft flight hours:

2304

Aircraft flight cycles:

3494

Circumstances:

On approach to El Obeid Airport, the crew was forced to shut down the left engine and to feather its propeller for unknown reason. After touchdown, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. All four crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 400M in Sudan

Date & Time: Nov 10, 1969

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F27 Friendship

Operator:

Registration:

899

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

MSN:

10283

YOM:

1965

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Aircraft flight hours:

1220

Aircraft flight cycles:

2547

Circumstances:

Crashed in unknown circumstances. Occupant fate unknown.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-20-DK in Khartoum: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 21, 1967

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

ST-AAM

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Khartoum - Khartoum

MSN:

15524/26969

YOM:

1944

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The crew was completing a local training flight at Khartoum-Haj Yusuf Airport. Following several circuits and landings, the crew started a new approach to runway 36 with engine at idle. The airplane stalled, struck the roofs of two houses then crashed onto the ground, hit a truck and came to rest, broken in two. Two crew members were killed while two others were injured.

Probable cause:

Due to the lack of conclusive evidence it is not possible to formulate an opinion as to the direct cause of the accident. From the evidence available it is possible that one or more of the following items could have contributed tot the cause of the accident:
- No satisfactory reason has yet been put forward for the initial turn of the aircraft to the port,
- The loss of height after the turn was probably caused by the selection of the flaps from 1/4 position to the 'UP' position,
- From witness' statement it would appear that at some time after the aircraft was starting to re-commence climbing on one or both of the engines 'coughed'. This could have been caused by the inadvertent mishandling of either the throttle and/or mixture control levers by the pilot under training as he left his seat. The possibility also exists that he may have pulled himself up by the ignition master switch, at the same time inadvertently switching 'off' the port ignition switch. (evidence of an explosion in the port exhaust system could have been caused by either of the above events,
- If anything like the possibility mentioned in item 3) did in fact occur it would have been just at the critical time when the Training captain was re-gaining control of the aircraft, and could have presented him with a situation from which it was impossible to recover, bearing in mind the proximity of obstructions and the fact that he was alone in the cockpit.

Crash of a Vickers 739 Viscount in Wadi Halfa

Date & Time: Mar 16, 1962

Type of aircraft:

Vickers Viscount

Operator:

Registration:

SU-AID

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Jerusalem – Cairo

MSN:

YOM:

1955

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While descending to Cairo-Intl Airport, the crew was informed about poor weather conditions at destination and decided to divert to Wadi Halfa, some 900 km south of Cairo. On final approach to Wadi Halfa Airport, all four engines failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed in a desert area located five km short of runway threshold. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair while all 16 occupants were slightly injured.

Probable cause:

Failure of all four engines due to fuel exhaustion.