Descripción:
The Fokker F-27 Friendship operated on a passenger service from Khartoum to Malakal. The pilot in command was unable to receive the NDB nor locate Malakal and consequently decided to proceed to Juba. He failed to receive the NDB nor locate Juba. The aircraft then ran out of fuel and both engines auto-feathered. The aircraft sank vertically and semi-level collided with trees. It finally came to rest in a clear area in a forest.
» The Glasgow Herald - Dec 30, 1971
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | lunes 6 diciembre 1971 |
| Tipo: |  Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 |
| Operador: | Sudan Airways |
| Registración: | ST-AAY |
| Numéro de série: | 10238 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1963 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 13364 |
| Ciclos: | 9298 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 9 / Ocupantes: 37 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 10 / Ocupantes: 42 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Kapoeta ( Sudán del Sur)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudán |
| Malakal Airport (MAK/HSSM), Sudán del Sur |
The Fokker F-27 Friendship operated on a passenger service from Khartoum to Malakal. The pilot in command was unable to receive the NDB nor locate Malakal and consequently decided to proceed to Juba. He failed to receive the NDB nor locate Juba. The aircraft then ran out of fuel and both engines auto-feathered. The aircraft sank vertically and semi-level collided with trees. It finally came to rest in a clear area in a forest.
Fuentes:
» Willem Wendt» The Glasgow Herald - Dec 30, 1971
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Distance from Khartoum-Civil Airport to Malakal Airport as the crow flies is 674 km (421 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Khartoum-Civil Airport to Malakal Airport as the crow flies is 674 km (421 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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