 The aircraft involved in the accident at London Heathrow Airport in 1992. The name of the aircraft, ″White Nile″, is visible in the empennage. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 July 2003 |
| Summary | Mechanical failure followed by pilot error |
| Site | Port Sudan 19°37′12″N 37°13′00″E / 19.62000°N 37.21667°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-200C |
| Aircraft name | White Nile |
| Operator | Sudan Airways |
| IATA flight No. | SD139 |
| ICAO flight No. | SUD139 |
| Call sign | SUDANAIR 139 |
| Registration | ST-AFK |
| Flight origin | Port Sudan New International Airport |
| Destination | Khartoum International Airport |
| Occupants | 117 |
| Passengers | 106 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Fatalities | 116 |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
Sudan Airways Flight 139 was a Sudan Airways passenger flight that crashed on 8 July 2003 at Port Sudan. The Boeing 737 aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Port Sudan–Khartoum passenger service. Some 15 minutes after takeoff, the aircraft lost power in one of its engines, which prompted the crew to return to the airport for an emergency landing. In doing so, the pilots missed the airport runway, and the airplane descended until it hit the ground, disintegrating after impact. Of the 117 people aboard, 116 died.[1]
- ^ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 19 December 2011.