Sudan Airways - Accidents and Incidents

Accidents and Incidents

According to Aviation Safety Network, as of December 2011 Sudan Airways records 21 accidents/incidents, 7 of them leading to fatalities. The worst accident experienced by the company took place in July 2003 (2003-07) near Port Sudan, when 117 people lost their lives on an emergency landing. All events included in the list below carried with the hull-loss of the aircraft involved.

Date Location Aircraft Tail number Aircraft damage Fatalities Description Refs
01967-02-2121 February 1967 Khartoum Douglas C-47B ST-AAM W/O 70001000000000000001/2 During a training flight, lost height on approach and hit the roof of two houses and a truck before crashing. The instructor was killed.
01971-12-066 December 1971 Kapoeta F27-200 ST-AAY W/O 700110000000000000010/42 The aircraft was flying a domestic scheduled Khartoum–Malakal passenger service when it ran out of fuel, sinking into trees following a force landing near Kapoeta. After the accident, the survivors were held captive by tribesmen.
01972-05-1010 May 1972 El Obeid F27-400M ST-ADX W/O 50000000000000000000/4 Overran the runway on landing at El Obeid Airport with a feathered propeller.
01975-03-1818 March 1975 Dinder National Park Twin Otter 100 ST-ADB W/O 70005000000000000005/6 Crashed during an inspection flight.
01977-06-066 June 1977 El Fasher F27-400M ST-ADW W/O 50000000000000000000/39 The nosewheel collapsed on takeoff from El Fasher Airport.
01982-09-1010 September 1982 Khartoum Boeing 707-320C ST-AIM W/O 50000000000000000000/11 The aircraft that was on final approach to Khartoum Airport inbound from Jeddah, when it landed in the River Nile after the pilots mistook the moonlit waters with the adjacent runway.
01982-10-055 October 1982 Merowe F27-200 ST-AAS W/O 50000000000000000000/20 Resulted damaged beyond repair upon landing at Merowe Airport.
01985-07-022 July 1985 El Debba F27-200 ST-AAR W/O 50000000000000000000/31 Hard landing at El Debba Airport.
01986-08-1616 August 1986 Malakal F27-400M ST-ADY W/O 700160000000000000060/60 The airplane was en route a domestic scheduled Malakal–Khartoum passenger service, when it was shot down near Malakal by SPLA rebels.
01991-03-2525 March 1991 Khartoum F27-200 ST-AAA W/O 50000000000000000000 The aircraft made a belly landing at Khartoum Airport, after it was unable to get fully airborne during take-off.
01998-07-1919 July 1998 Khartoum Boeing 737-200C ST-AFL W/O 50000000000000000000 Suffered a hydraulic malfunction shortly after take-off that prompted the pilots to return to the airport of departure. A tyre burst occurred upon landing. The aircraft overran the runway and came to rest in a ditch. Due to operate a scheduled domestic Khartoum–Dongola passenger service.
02002-06-1111 June 2002 Khartoum F27-600 ST-SSD W/O 50000000000000000000/2 Tyres burst after a rejected take-off at Khartoum Airport during a training flight, making the aircraft to drift to the right. The landing gears resulted damaged when the aircraft skidded off the runway.
02003-07-088 July 2003 Port Sudan Boeing 737-200C ST-AFK W/O 7002117000000000000117/117 Due to operate a domestic scheduled Port Sudan–Khartoum service as Flight 139. Some 15 minutes after take-off, one of the engines lost power and prompted the crew to return to make an emergency landing. However, the runway was missed and the aircraft descended until it hit the ground, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Port Sudan.
02008-06-1010 June 2008 Khartoum A310-300 ST-ATN W/O 700130000000000000030/214 The aircraft was operating an international scheduled Amman–Damascus–Khartoum passenger service as Flight 109, when it crashed and subsequently burst into flames upon landing amid stormy weather at the final destination airport, after it veered off the runway. The plane had 214 people on board; despite most of them managed to escape from the burning aircraft, the accident claimed 30 lives.
02009-10-2121 October 2009 Sharjah Boeing 707-320C ST-AKW W/O 70006000000000000006/6 Crashed into a desert zone 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) northwest of Sharjah International Airport immediately after take-off. The aircraft had been leased by Sudan Airways from Azza Transport, and was due to operate a scheduled Sharjah–Khartoum freighter service as Flight 2241.

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