Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 3 February 2005
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-76TD
Owner/operator: Air West, Co
Registration Number: ST-EWB
Location: 15 km W of Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT) –
ÿ Sudan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Fuel systemFuel system
Category: Accident
An Ilyushin cargo plane carrying 46 tons of humanitarian aid to refugees in Darfur crashed in the desert near Khartoum, Sudan. The pilot reported fuel system problems and initiated an emergency landing at Aad Babaker, resulting in the aircraft’s destruction.An Ilyushin cargo plane carrying 46 tons of humanitarian aid to refugees in Darfur crashed in the desert near Khartoum, Sudan. The pilot reported fuel system problems and initiated an emergency landing at Aad Babaker, resulting in the aircraft’s destruction.
Description
The Ilyushin cargo plane departed from Sharjah at 03:30 carrying 46 tons of humanitarian aid for refugees in the war-torn province of Darfur. An intermediate stop was planned in Khartoum before it would continue on to Nyala, Sudan. The pilot established contact with the Khartoum control tower at 8:00 and stated that the aircraft had developed problems with the fuel system. The pilot was advised to make an emergency landing at Aad Babaker, about 15 km west of Khartoum. The aircraft did not make it and crashed and broke up in the desert. The airplane was reportedly operated by Air West, but probably owned by sister company East/West Cargo, which operates several Il-76 aircraft.
Primary Cause
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