Sudan Airways Flight 139 · Port Sudan New International Airport
On July 8, 2003, Sudan Airways Flight 139 (Port Sudan New International Airport). 117 people died.
- Date
- July 8, 2003
- Place
- Port Sudan New International Airport
- Operator
- Sudan Airways
- Killed
- 117
- Injured
- 1
- Position
- 19.620°N, 37.217°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q935682
From Wikipedia
Sudan Airways Flight 139 was a Sudan Airways passenger flight that crashed on 8 July 2003 at Port Sudan. The Boeing 737-200 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 of them died.
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