| Date: | Tuesday 5 October 2004 |
| Time: | 12:37 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Sarit Airlines |
| Registration: | ST-SAF |
| MSN: | 00347606 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 68 km from Heglig -
 Sudan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | El Obeid Airport (EBD/HSOB) |
| Juba Airport (JUB/HSSJ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Antonov, piloted by four Russian crew members, reportedly left El Obeid around 11:35 for a flight to Juba. En route at FL170 the airplane is understood to have suffered engine problems. The crew decided to divert to Heglig. The aircraft crashed inverted in a wooded area, killing all aboard.
Sources:
ICAO Adrep
ITAR-TASS
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB); February 2004
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