Accident description
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| Status: | Preliminary - official |
| Date: | 21 OCT 2009 |
| Time: | 15:31 |
| Type: | Boeing 707-330C |
| Operating for: | Sudan Airways |
| Leased from: | AZZA Transport |
| Registration: | ST-AKW |
| C/n / msn: | 20123/788 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 1,2 km (0.8 mls) N of Sharjah Airport (SHJ) (United Arab Emirates)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Sharjah Airport (SHJ/OMSJ), United Arab Emirates |
| Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudan | |
| Flightnumber: | 2241 |
A Boeing 707 cargo plane, owned by Azza Transport, was destroyed when it crashed in a desert area immediately after takeoff from Sharjah Airport (SHJ). The airplane operated on Sudan Airways flight SUD2241 was carrying air conditioning units, auto parts, computers and personal effects. The flight took off from runway 30 at 15:29. During initial climb, a part of the airframe located around the engine separated from the airframe and fell on the runway. About 20 seconds into the flight the aircraft made a right hand turn with an excessive right bank. It continued until it crashed approximately 1.2 kilometres from the end of the runway 12 near the Emirates Road, broke up and burned.
Weather reported around the time of the accident (ca 11:30 UTC):
OMSJ 211100Z 33012KT 270V010 9999 FEW040 32/19 Q1012=
OMSJ 211200Z 32011KT 9999 FEW040 32/18 Q1012=
Follow-up / safety actions:
AZZA Transport was temporarily banned by the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) as of Ocotber 25. This was considered a preventive measure until investigations into the cause of the accident are completed.
Events:
Sources:
» Gulf News
» Arabian Business
» The National (UAE)
» UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)
Photos
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 Sharjah Airport (SHJ/OMSJ) to Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS) as the crow flies is 2601 km (1626 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 Sharjah Airport (SHJ/OMSJ) to Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS) as the crow flies is 2601 km (1626 miles).
