Narrative:
The forward emergency evacuation hatch opened in flight, causing one of the crew members to be sucked out. An emergency landing was carried out at Jeddah.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 11 December 2004 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-76TD |
| Operator: | Airline Transport |
| Registration: | ER-IBW |
| MSN: | 0043449468 |
| First flight: | 1979 |
| Engines: | 4 Soloviev D-30KP-2 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | near Jeddah ( Saudi Arabia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudan |
| Sharjah Airport (SHJ/OMSJ), United Arab Emirates |
The forward emergency evacuation hatch opened in flight, causing one of the crew members to be sucked out. An emergency landing was carried out at Jeddah.
Classification:
Forced landing on runway
Sources:
» Michael RochPhotos
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 Khartoum-Civil Airport to Sharjah Airport as the crow flies is 2606 km (1629 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Khartoum-Civil Airport to Sharjah Airport as the crow flies is 2606 km (1629 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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