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| Date: | Monday 21 October 2024 |
| Time: | 08:54 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-76T |
| Owner/operator: | Sudan Government/Air Force (unconfirmed) |
| Registration: | ST-JAN |
| MSN: | 0013428831 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Al Mahla, North Darfur -
 Sudan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane crashed in North Darfur, Sudan.
According to latest reports five crew members died in the crash, two Russian and three Sudanese nationals.Initial reports indicated that it was EX-76011 of new Way Cargo Airline but the Kyrgyz CAA has confirmed this was cancelled on 12 January 2024 on export to Sudan where it was registered ST-JAN; the initial report that it was EX-76011 was on account of a safety card bearing this registration being found in the wreckage.
The flight route has not been confirmed. Sudan War Monitor suggests it may have originated from Ras al Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) ad may have been en route to Amdjarass (Chad).
A Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander claimed to have shot down the aircraft using missiles.
Sources:
https://sudanwarmonitor.com/p/sudanese-paramilitary-mistakenly
https://twitter.com/clashreport/status/1848327017772744950
https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/1g8pf8j/bizarre_incident_rsf_mistakenly_shoots_down_uae/ (Video)
https://t.me/ssternenko/35192?single
https://afrinz.ru/en/2024/10/sudan-tribune-pri-krushenii-samoleta-v-sudane-pogibli-pyat-chelovek-vklyuchaya-dvuh-rossiyan/
CAA Kyrgyzstan
Media:
?? SUDAN | In a bizarre turn of events, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have mistakenly shot down a UAE-operated IL-76 cargo plane (Reg: EX-76011) operated by New Way Cargo Airline in Darfur, thinking it belonged to the Sudanese army. It was reportedly delivering weapons to RSF. pic.twitter.com/gBpTZTlksl
— obinna (@obijeli) October 21, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2024 12:26 | ASN | Added |
| 21-Oct-2024 12:26 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 21-Oct-2024 12:29 | ASN | Updated [Location, ] |
| 21-Oct-2024 12:30 | ASN | Updated |
| 21-Oct-2024 12:45 | ASN | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Oct-2024 12:48 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 21-Oct-2024 12:48 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 21-Oct-2024 12:50 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 21-Oct-2024 14:25 | gerard57 | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 21-Oct-2024 16:19 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Source, ] |
| 21-Oct-2024 16:20 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 21-Oct-2024 18:15 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 22-Oct-2024 06:51 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 22-Oct-2024 09:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Oct-2024 08:02 | Peter Hillman | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Oct-2024 08:03 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Oct-2024 12:20 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Oct-2024 12:54 | ASN | Updated [Nature, ] |
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