Date & Time:
May 3, 2025
Type of aircraft:
Boeing 737-200
Operator:
Registration:
5Y-CKD
Flight Phase:
Parking
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
MSN:
22577/760
YOM:
1981
Country:
Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
18
Pax fatalities:
18
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
20
Circumstances:
Parked on the main tarmac at Nyala Airport, the airplane was shot down by the Sudanese Army and exploded. It was totally destroyed and all 20 occupants (90 from other sources) were killed, two pilots and 18 military personnel from the UAE. The Sudanese Government suspected the airplane to be involved in an illegal transport of military equipment and personnel for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Crew:
Cpt Michael George Oluoch Nyamodi, pilot,
Samson Ohide, copilot.
Crew:
Cpt Michael George Oluoch Nyamodi, pilot,
Samson Ohide, copilot.
Probable cause:
Shot down.
