ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-500 ? registration unknown El Obeid Airport (EBD)
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Wednesday 7 March 2012
Type:Silhouette image of generic B735 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 737-500 ?
Operator:Sudan Airways
Registration: registration unknown
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:El Obeid Airport (EBD) (   Sudan)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Geneina Airport (EGN/HSCN), Sudan
Destination airport:Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudan
Narrative:
Sudan Airways flight SD413 was en route when a 19-year old passenger broke into the cockpit of the aircraft. He threatened the flight crew with a knife and ordered the pilot to divert to Uganda.
The hijacker was overpowered and the flight diverted El Obeid Airport (EBD).

Classification:
Hijack

Sources:
» Sudan Tribune
» Global Media Services Sudan


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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 Geneina Airport to Khartoum-Civil Airport as the crow flies is 1106 km (691 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.
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