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Sudan Airways Boeing 737-2J8C plane crash

Port Sudan, Sudan
Sudan Airways Boeing 737-2J8C plane crash - Port Sudan, Sudan

Key facts

Airline
Sudan Airways
Aircraft
Boeing 737-2J8C
Location
Port Sudan, Sudan
Date
8th July, 2003
People on board
117
Fatalities
116

Accident account

The aircraft was on a scheduled passenger flight from Port Sudan to Khartoum (Sudan). Several minutes after take-off, the crew reported some troubles to the Air Traffic Control. Then, the aircraft crashed. One passenger among the 117, a two-year-old boy, survived the accident.

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