Narrative:
The Antonov landed at Nasir, but overshot the runway, plunging into the Sobat River. First Vice President al-Zubair Muhammad Saleh and several other government officials were killed in the accident.
The wreckage was still extant on the river bank in 2012.
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 12 February 1998 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-32B |
| Operator: | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force) |
| Registration: | 7744 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 57 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Nasir Airport ( South Sudan)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Malakal Airport (MAK/HSSM), South Sudan |
| Nasir Airport (HSNA), South Sudan |
The Antonov landed at Nasir, but overshot the runway, plunging into the Sobat River. First Vice President al-Zubair Muhammad Saleh and several other government officials were killed in the accident.
The wreckage was still extant on the river bank in 2012.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» CNN» Soviet Transports
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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 Malakal Airport to Nasir Airport as the crow flies is 186 km (116 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Malakal Airport to Nasir Airport as the crow flies is 186 km (116 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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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