ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28370
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| Date: | Monday 7 June 1993 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 404 Titan II |
| Owner/operator: | Sudanese Aeronautical Services (SASCO) |
| Registration: | ST-AID |
| MSN: | 404-0455 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hassai, 200 km W Port Sudan -
 Sudan
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Hassai airstrip |
| Port Sudan | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed attempting forced landing shortly after take-off from the airstrip at the Hassai Gold Mine (Ariab Mining Company) in the Nubian Mountains, 200 km W of Port Sudan. The failure was due to poor maintenance, the fuel pump that was repaired locally malfuctioned. The Pilot name Captain Simba and Captain Nazar Mirghani who was an experience pilot has no choice but to land immedietely. He managed to land the aircraft in the skirt of the airstrip but unfortunately the right wing hit a boulder rock that cause
the explosion and burn the aircraft. All the passenger has no chance to escape. The pilot try to vacate the plane but he was exhausted by the fire, he suffered a forth degree burned and die near the aircraft. The French national who was the Deputy Manager of the Mining Company are among the fatalities.
Sources:
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Jan-2011 16:17 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2011 03:23 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2011 04:58 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Sep-2012 02:09 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2014 14:48 | TB | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2014 14:52 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Apr-2015 17:26 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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