Sudan Airways Flight 109
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 The aircraft involved in the accident is seen here on approach to Dubai International Airport in April 2008 |
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| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 10, 2008 |
| Type | Likely bad weather |
| Site | Khartoum International Airport |
| Passengers | 203 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Fatalities | 30 |
| Survivors | 178 |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A310-300 |
| Operator | Sudan Airways |
| Tail number | ST-ATN |
| Flight origin | Queen Alia International Airport |
| Stopover | Damascus International Airport |
| Last stopover | Port Sudan |
| Destination | Khartoum International Airport |
Sudan Airways Flight 109[1] was a scheduled flight from Amman, Jordan, to Khartoum International Airport, Sudan, by way of Damascus, Syria.[2] At approximately 17:00 UTC on 10 June 2008 it crashed on landing in Khartoum.[3]
The Airbus A310 broke apart and subsequently caught fire. The flight had previously diverted to Port Sudan due to weather at Khartoum. This was the second plane crash in Sudan in two months; in May 2008, a plane crash in the southern part of the country killed 24 people, including members of the autonomous Southern Sudanese government.[4]
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[edit] Aircraft
The aircraft involved in the accident was an Airbus A310-324, c/n 548, tail number ST-ATN, that had its maiden flight on 23 August 1990 as F-WWCV.[5] Equipped with a twin-PW4152 powerplant, it was delivered new to Singapore Airlines on 22 October 1990 and registered 9V-STU.[5][6] Re-registered VT-EVF, it was delivered to Air India on 10 March 2001.[5] The aircraft was finally registered ST-ATN, and delivered to Sudan Airways on 1 December 2007.[5] The airframe was 17 years and 292 days old at the time the accident took place.
[edit] Cause
The police chief in the area attributed the accident to bad weather. He said the weather "caused the plane to crash land, split into two and catch fire." [7] BBC News reported that there was a sandstorm in the area at the time of the crash, however, other sources say the plane landed safely, but the right engine exploded ten seconds after landing, before it had come to a full stop.[3]
[edit] Casualties
Many of the casualties were reported to be children with disabilities and seniors returning from treatment in Amman.[8]
A death toll of 120 given earlier by officials was later said to be incorrect. Major-General Mohamed Osman Mahjoub told Reuters that authorities had so far counted 123 survivors from 217 people on board the plane[2] and that 28 bodies were in the local mortuary. That would leave 66 people unaccounted for.[9]
This assessment rose to "at least 28" dead, while 171 passengers survived, and 14 still were missing according to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) spokesman Abdel Hafiz Abdel Rahim.[10][11] Earlier reports indicated 13 crew survivors and one crew missing.
By June 11, the CAA assessed that there were thirty dead, including one hostess, while the 178 known survivors included ten crew. Six passengers remained unaccounted for.[12]
[edit] Ongoing
The aircraft carried $16 million in insurance on its hull.[13]
[edit] Notable passengers
- Abbas al-Fadini (Member of the Parliament of Sudan) - Survived unscathed[14]
[edit] References
- ^ Sudan Airways' only flight from Amman to Khartoum is an A310 operating flight 109.
- ^ a b Andrew Heavens (2008-06-11). "Dozens killed in Sudan air crash". London: The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/sudan-air-crash-kills-more-than-100-people-844341.html. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
- ^ a b "Passenger plane crashes in flames in Sudan". CNN. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20080611022323/http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/10/sudan.plane/index.html. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ Mohammed Osman, Angela Doland, El Deeb. "Investigation under way in Sudan jet fire, official says at least 30 dead". Associated Press. http://www.pr-inside.com/investigation-under-way-in-sudan-jet-r638108.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-11.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d "Airbus A310 MSN 548". AirFleets.net. http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-a310-548.htm. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ "Accident information : Airbus A310 Sudan Airways ST-ATN". Airfleets.net. http://www.airfleets.net/crash/crash_report_SudanAirways_ST-ATN.htm. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ "Sudan plane crash: 100 feared dead" The Telegraph
- ^ "Sudan Airway Airbus crashes at Khartoum airport". Sudan Tribune. http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article27473. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ^ Jonathan Wright (2008-06-10). "Official says Sudan plane death toll 28". Reuters. http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKL1047017220080610?sp=true. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ^ Andrew Heavens, Diana Abdallah, Jonathan Wright, Matthew Tostevin (ed.) (2008-06-11). "At least 29 killed in Sudanese airliner blaze". Reuters. http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKL1047017220080611?sp=true. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ^ "Sudan Airways Airbus 310 Crash". Sudan Civil Aviation Authority. http://www.caa-sudan.net/aspx_files/view_news2_parag.aspx?var_title=Sudan%20Airways%20Airbus%20310%20Crash&var_serial=52&var_picname=1106. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ^ "30 people killed in Sudan Airways crash - statement". Sudan Tribune. http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article27490. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
- ^ "Munich Re confirms insuring crashed Sudan Airways flight". Post Magazine. http://www.postmagazine.co.uk/public/showPage.html?page=post_breakingnews_story&tempPageName=798908. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
- ^ "At least 28 die in Sudan air crash disaster". London: The Times. 2008-06-11. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article4110607.ece. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
[edit] External links
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Coordinates: 15°35′22″N 32°33′11″E / 15.58944°N 32.55306°E
