Airbus A310-324 ST-ATN

Summary

On 10 June 2008 at about 11:26 local time, a Airbus A310-324 registered ST-ATN, operated by Sudan Airways, was involved in an accident near Khartoum, Sudan. 214 people were on board and 30 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 June 2008 at 11:26

Classification

Accident

Location

Khartoum, Sudan

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Airbus A310-324

Registration

ST-ATN

Category

Airplane

Operator

Sudan Airways

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Port Sudan → Khartoum

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

NTSB number

DCA08WA072

30 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On June 10, 2008, about 1126 UTC, Sudan Airways Flight 109, an Airbus A310-324, registration ST-ATN, crashed during landing on runway 26 at Khartoum International Airport, Khartoum, Sudan. Thunderstorms were reported in the area. Of the 12 crew and 202 passengers, there were 30 fatalities. The airplane was destroyed. The flight originated at Amman Jordan with an intermediate stop at Damascus, Syria. The flight had diverted to Port Sudan, Sudan and refueled after an earlier attempt to land at Khartoum. The investigation is being conducted by the Director General of Civil Aviation. The NTSB designated a U.S. Accredited Representative has as the state of manufacture of the engines. Please refer all questions about the accident to: The Director General of Civil Aviation Technical Services and Flight Safety P.O. Box 430 Nile Avenue Khartoum, Sudan E-mail: [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.