Crash of an Antonov AN-32 near Khartoum: 50 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1999
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kassala - Khartoum
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
44
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
50
Circumstances:
The crew started the descent to Khartoum Airport when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances some 80 km east of the capital city. All 50 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Boeing 737-2J8C in Khartoum

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1998 at 1105 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ST-AFL
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Khartoum - Dongola
MSN:
21170
YOM:
1975
Flight number:
SD122
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
91
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Khartoum-Haj Yussuf Airport, while climbing, the captain reported hydraulic problems and was cleared by ATC for an immediate return. After touchdown, several tires burst and the crew thought it was an engine malfunction so he deactivated the thrust reverser systems. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran and collided with construction machines before coming to rest near a telecommunication relay. All 100 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV in Khartoum: 53 killed

Date & Time: May 3, 1996 at 2200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ST-FAG
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Wau - Khartoum
MSN:
27307909
YOM:
1966
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
48
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
53
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a charter flight from Wau to Khartoum, carrying 48 students from the Bahr al-Ghazalm University and five crew members. On approach to Khartoum-Haj Yusuf Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility due to a sandstorm and night. Unable to establish a visual contact with the runway, the crew abandoned the approach and initiated a go-around procedure. The crew then attempted several times to approach the airport of Khartoum and all attempts were abandoned, some sources are talking about nine attempts to land. On approach by night, the captain informed ATC he was short of fuel when the aircraft struck a building under construction and crashed about 15 km from the airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 53 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The crew attempted several approaches in poor weather conditions and descended until the aircraft collided with obstacles and crashed.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130H Hercules near Khartoum: 91 killed

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1996 at 1855 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
El Obeid - Khartoum
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
85
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
91
Circumstances:
While descending to Khartoum Airport, the crew declared an emergency due to in-flight fire. Shortly later, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed 40 km from Khartoum Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 91 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Rockwell Sabreliner 40 in Khartoum

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1994
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N7143N
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Khartoum - Khartoum
MSN:
265-70
YOM:
1962
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
In 1992 an Egyptian-American airline pilot, Essam al-Ridi, was tasked to purchase a light aircraft on behalf of Osama bin Laden who wanted to use it to ferry among other Stinger missiles from Afghanistan to Sudan. The aircraft was purchased and ferried to Khartoum, Sudan, where it was parked for a long period of time. In 1994 al-Ridi was asked to prepare the plane to be used. It appeared that the tires had deflated, the engine intakes and exhaust were full of sand and the batteries were dead. The tires were inflated and the hydraulics were charged with hydraulic fluid only, without using any nitrogen. The engines were started and the aircraft took off for a test flight. After flying three touch and goes the aircraft landed. The main braking system failed and the alternate braking system did not work either. Fuel was cut off and the engines were shut down. The aircraft failed to stop and traveled off the runway at a speed of 60 knots until it ran into a sandpile. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and was left behind at Khartoum.
Source: ASN and http://cryptome.org/usa-v-ubl-05.htm

Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV near Al Sarah: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1992
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
J5-GBE
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Khartoum - Tunis
MSN:
7 73 108 10
YOM:
1977
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a special flight from Khartoum to Tunis, carrying 10 passengers, among them Yasser Arafat, head of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. En route, weather conditions worsened and the crew lost his orientation while flying in a sandstorm. Due to fuel shortage, the crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a desert area located 100 km southeast of Al Sarah (Majin al Ma`sarah). Upon landing, the aircraft lost its undercarriage and both engines before coming to rest, bursting into flames. All 10 passengers were rescued while all three crew members were killed.

Ground explosion of a Lockheed L-382B-14C Hercules in Wau

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1991
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N521SJ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wau - Khartoum
MSN:
4250
YOM:
1968
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taxiing at Wau Airport, the aircraft rolled on a landmine and exploded. all five crew members escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was engaged in a humanitarian flight on behalf of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Probable cause:
Exploded after rolling on a landmine.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 200 in Khartoum

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1991
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ST-AAA
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Khartoum - Dongola
MSN:
10192
YOM:
1962
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
22
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After liftoff from Khartoum-Haj Yussuf Airport, while in initial climb, the crew raised the landing gear when the captain realized that the aircraft did not get a positive rate of climb. He decided to land back on the runway when the aircraft landed on its belly and slid for few dozen meters before coming to rest. All 27 occupants escaped uninjured. The aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Boeing 707-321C in Nairobi: 10 killed

Date & Time: Dec 4, 1990
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
ST-SAC
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Khartoum - Nairobi
MSN:
19377
YOM:
1967
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
On approach to Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta Airport, the crew encountered limited visibility due to poor weather conditions. As the crew was unable to locate the runway, the captain decided to abandon the approach and initiated a go-around manoeuver. Few minutes later, while completing a second attempt to land, the aircraft descended below the glide when it struck power cables and crashed 4 km short of runway 06, bursting into flames. All 10 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the crew descended below the MDA to establish a visual contact with the ground while approaching the airport in a 500 meters visibility due to fog. The crew failed to follow the published go-around procedures and at the time of the accident, the aircraft was not equipped with a GPWS system.

Crash of a Boeing 707-349C in Khartoum

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1990
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ST-ALK
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
18976
YOM:
1965
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon touchdown, the nose gear collapsed, damaging both engines n°2 and 4. The aircraft slid for few dozen meters before coming to rest. All five crew members escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
The nose gear collapsed on landing for unknown reasons.