Narrative:
Crashed in flames ten minutes before scheduled landing time.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 26 February 1996 |
| Time: | 18:55 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130H Hercules |
| Operator: | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force) |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 86 / Occupants: 86 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 91 / Occupants: 91 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Jabal Awliya ( Sudan)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | El Obeid Airport (EBD/HSOB), Sudan |
| Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudan |
Crashed in flames ten minutes before scheduled landing time.
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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 El Obeid Airport to Khartoum-Civil Airport as the crow flies is 367 km (229 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from El Obeid Airport to Khartoum-Civil Airport as the crow flies is 367 km (229 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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