Accident | |
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Date | 21 October 2009 |
Summary | Stalled shortly after take-off due to pilot error following engine cowl separation |
Site | Near Sharjah International Airport, United Arab Emirates |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 707-330C[1] |
Operator | Sudan Airways leased from Azza Transport |
IATA flight No. | SD2241 |
ICAO flight No. | SUD2241 |
Call sign | SUDANAIR 2241[2] |
Registration | ST-AKW |
Flight origin | Sharjah International Airport, United Arab Emirates |
Destination | Khartoum International Airport, Khartoum, Sudan |
Occupants | 6 |
Passengers | 3 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 6 |
Survivors | 0 |
Sudan Airways Flight 2241 was a scheduled cargo flight from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates to Khartoum, Sudan operated by a Boeing 707-330C. On 21 October 2009, the cargo plane's No. 4 engine cowling separated during lift off, and in an attempt to turn the plane around, it stalled and crashed north of the airport. All six occupants were killed.
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