| Date: | Sunday 19 July 1998 |
| Time: | 11:05 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-2J8C |
| Owner/operator: | Sudan Airways |
| Registration: | ST-AFL |
| MSN: | 21170/430 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 100 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT) -
 Sudan
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS) |
| Dongola Airport (DOG/HSDN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Boeing 737 suffered hydraulic problems shortly after takeoff. The crew elected to return to Khartoum. Upon landing on of the tires burst. The crew, hearing the 'bang' thought it was an engine malfunction and deactivated the thrust-reversers. The 737 overran the runway and came to rest in a ditch.
Sources:
ICAO Adrep
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; 1983
photo (c) Collection Andy Herzog; Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS); 1998
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