Narrative:
Force landed in the desert when it ran into a violent sandstorm. Yasir Arafat, head of the Palestine Liberation Organization, was one of the surviving passengers.
» Scramble 156
» Scramble 163
» Soviet Transports
» NRC Handelsblad 08.04.1992
accident date: 07-04-1992
type: Antonov An-24RV
registration: J5-GBE
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 7 April 1992 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24RV |
| Operator: | Air Bissau |
| Registration: | J5-GBE |
| MSN: | 77310810 |
| First flight: | 1977 |
| Engines: | 2 Ivchenko AI-24VT |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 100 km (62.5 mls) SE of Maaten al-Sarra ( Libya)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudan |
| Tunis-Carthage Airport (TUN/DTTA), Tunisia |
Force landed in the desert when it ran into a violent sandstorm. Yasir Arafat, head of the Palestine Liberation Organization, was one of the surviving passengers.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Flight International» Scramble 156
» Scramble 163
» Soviet Transports
» NRC Handelsblad 08.04.1992
Photos
accident date: 07-04-1992
type: Antonov An-24RV
registration: J5-GBE
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Khartoum-Civil Airport to Tunis-Carthage Airport as the crow flies is 3213 km (2008 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Khartoum-Civil Airport to Tunis-Carthage Airport as the crow flies is 3213 km (2008 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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