Incident Overview

Description
Sudan Airways flight 139, a Boeing 737-200, crashed while on approach to Khartoum-Civil Airport, Sudan, killing 116 occupants; 1 survived the accident. About 15 minutes after takeoff from Port Sudan, the pilot reported the loss of power in one engine. The flight returned to Port Sudan and was cleared for the ILS runway 35 approach. The reported visibility was 2.5 miles in sand. The flightcrew did not sight the runway, and during the missed approach the airplane descended and collided with wasteland about 3 miles east of the airport. The aircraft disintegrated during the impact sequence. The wreckage was strewn a distance of about 600 feet, and oriented on a 150 degree magnetic track. A two-year old boy, Mohammed el-Fateh Osman, survived the accident. He was flown to the United Kingdom for medical treatment.
Primary Cause
Loss of engine power during approach.Loss of engine power during approach.Share on: