- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | July 08, 2003 |
Time: | 0400 |
Location: | Port Sudan, Sudan |
Operator: | Sudan Airways |
Flight #: | 139 |
Route: | Port Sudan - Khartoum |
AC Type: | Boeing 737-2J8C |
Registration: | ST-AFK |
cn / ln: | 21169/429 |
Aboard: | 117 (passengers:106 crew:11) |
Fatalities: | 117 (passengers:106 crew:11) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane's crew reported technical difficulties (engine failure) 10 minutes after taking off from Port Sudan Airport. The plane crashed into a hillside, 3 miles from the airport as the crew tried to return and make emergency landing. A three-year-old boy was the only survivor. |
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