Accident description
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| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 10 JUN 2008 |
| Time: | ca 20:45 |
| Type: | Airbus A310-324 |
| Operator: | Sudan Airways |
| Registration: | ST-ATN |
| C/n / msn: | 548 |
| First flight: | 1990-08-23 (17 years 10 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney PW4152 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 11 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 29 / Occupants: 203 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 30 / Occupants: 214 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT) (Sudan)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Damascus International Airport (DAM/OSDI), Syria |
| Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudan | |
| Flightnumber: | 109 |
Sudan Airways Flight 109 is an international passenger flight from Amman (AMM), Jordan to Khartoum (KRT), Sudan with an enroute stop at Damascus (DAM), Syria. The airplane diverted to Port Sudan due to inclement weather at Khartoum. The flight continued to Khartoum later that night.
Weather was poor with CB clouds and a thunderstorm as the Airbus approached Khartoum's runway 18/36. It crashed on landing and burst into flames.
The Sudan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said today that 30 people were killed and that six are still missing.
Weather during the afternoon in Khartoum (local time is Z + 3 hours) was reported as:
HSSS 101430Z 12013KT 3000 M TS/RA FEW050CB SCT056 BKN140 Q1011 NO SIG=
HSSS 101700Z 27002KT 9/9 TS RA OV ST FEW050 SCT056 BKN140 26/26 Q1013 NO SIG=
HSSS 101830Z 15010KT 9/9 FEW050 CB TS TO E SCT 056 Q1010=
HSSS 101900Z 14007KT 9/9 FEW050 CB TS TOE SCT056 30/19 Q1010 NO SIG=
Sources:
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Statistics
9th loss of a Airbus A310
7th worst accident involving a Airbus A310 (at the time)
8th worst accident involving a Airbus A310 (currently)
6th worst accident in Sudan (at the time)
6th worst accident in Sudan (currently) » figures explained
7th worst accident involving a Airbus A310 (at the time)
8th worst accident involving a Airbus A310 (currently)
6th worst accident in Sudan (at the time)
6th worst accident in Sudan (currently) » figures explained
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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 Damascus International Airport (DAM/OSDI) to Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS) as the crow flies is 2008 km (1255 miles).
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.
Distance from Damascus International Airport (DAM/OSDI) to Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS) as the crow flies is 2008 km (1255 miles).
