Today an Ilyushin 76TD operated by Ababeel Aviation crashed on takeoff at Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudan.
The cargo plane hit an electricity pole shortly after takeoff and then crashed into an empty field, bursting into flames, said Sudan’s state Omdurman radio.
The cargo plane was heading to Juba, in the southern part of the country. All 4 crew members were killed.
This was the second plane crash in Sudan’s capital in a week and the third this month.
Yesterday, 18 June, a de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 (N656WA) operated by Wiggins Airways crashed at Hyannis-Barnstable Airport, MA (HYA) shortly after takeoff. Flight 6601, a cargo flight, was carrying UPS and Federal Express packages. The pilot was killed in this accident.
A Sudan Airways Airbus A310-324 (ST-ATN), Flight 109 from Amman (AMM) (Jordan), carrying more than 200 people has burst into flames after landing at the international airport of Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.
Witnesses told Al Jazeera that some of the passengers had left the aircraft safely, but Sudan TV reported that more than 100 people had been killed.
A spokesman of the Sudanese police, said that bad weather had “caused the plane to crash land, split into two and catch fire”.
Weather during the afternoon in Khartoum (local time is Z + 3 hours) was reported as:
HSSS 101430Z 12013KT 3000 M TS/RA FEW050CB SCT056 BKN140 Q1011 NO SIG=
HSSS 101700Z 27002KT 9/9 TS RA OV ST FEW050 SCT056 BKN140 26/26 Q1013 NO SIG=
HSSS 101830Z 15010KT 9/9 FEW050 CB TS TO E SCT 056 Q1010=
HSSS 101900Z 14007KT 9/9 FEW050 CB TS TOE SCT056 30/19 Q1010 NO SIG=
The aircraft involved in the accident was MSN (Manufacturer Serial Number) 548, first delivered from the production line in August 1990, and operated by Sudan Airways since September 2007. The aircraft had logged some 52,000 flight hours and some 21,000 flight cycles. It was powered by Pratt & Whitney PW 4152 engines.
TACA International Airlines flight 390 - an Airbus A320-233 (EI-TAF) - overran the runway after landing at Tegucigalpa (TGU), the capital of Honduras, and slammed to a stop on a city street. At least one passenger died and several others were injured.
Raw video by AP
TACA International Airlines flight 390 is a regular flight from San Salvador (SAL), El Salvador to Miami (MIA), USA with an intermediate stop at Tegucigalpa (TGU), Honduras. The A320 took off from San Salvador around 09:05 and landed at Tegucigalpa’s runway 02 around 09:40. Runway 02/20 is a 6112 x 148 feet (1863 x 45 meters) asphalt runway.
The Weather around the time of the accident (15:40 UTC) was reported by the following METARs: MHTG 301500Z 19004KT 2000S -DZ FEW008 BKN020 OCV080 21/19 Q1016 2KM S SW WSW D/C 8KM PCPN CL HZ= [Wind 190 degrees at 4 knots, light drizzle, Ceiling 2,000 ft. broken clouds, few clouds at 800 ft., overcast 8,000 ft., Temperature 21°C, Dewpoint 19°C, QNH 1016 mB] MHTG 301600Z 20009KT 3000SW -DZ FEW006 BKN020 OVC080 22/20 Q1017 3KM SW WSW W 8KM CTE E PCPN CL D/C UNL HZ AVION DE TACA ACCIDENTADO EN LA PISTA 19 EN EL AEROPUERTO TONCONTIN=
At the morning of the accident, tropical storm Alma buffeted Nicaragua’s Pacific coast but was losing force as it headed inland over southern Honduras.
What unbelievable pictures! An Kalitta Air Boeing 747-209F (N704CK) bound for Dubai crashed at the end of the runway and split in two parts while trying to take off today at Brussels airport in Belgium. Four of the five crew members on board the Boeing 747 were slightly injured and were hospitalized.
Kalitta Air is an American cargo airline based in Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA. It operates international scheduled and ad-hoc cargo charter services.
Yesterday the Sukhoi Superjet 100 successfully completed its maiden flight. The crew spent 1 hour and 5 minutes in flight. In due accordance with the launch flight mission, the new Russian aircraft gained the height of 1, 200 meters. During its premiere flight, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 successfully took off, flew over the takeoff runway the expected four times at different heights, completed a box pattern span and successfully landed. The pilot crew confirmed the high thrust-to-weight ratio and the sustainable operation of the aircraft engines and main systems.
(Canada) Quebec police divers recover a plane wreck from Lac Simon 50 years after crash. Returning from a hunting trip, the plane crashed into the lake in November 1957, killing all 4 occupants.
An Allegiant Air MD80 overshot the runway at the Loveland/Fort Collins airport (near Denver) Sunday afternoon. The plane was coming back from Las Vegas.
No one of the 145 passengers and 5 crew members was hurt.
Ryanair flight FR1624 from Lodz (Poland) to Nottingham East Midlands (England) skidded off the runway during taxi - the nose wheel of the aircraft sank into the soft stopway surface off the beginning of the runway. The aircraft, which is undamaged, was moving slowly and had not started its take off procedure.
All passengers disembarked normally from the aircraft using the front steps and were bussed to the terminal. The aircraft suffered no damage and engineers are on route to move the aircraft to the terminal building. Ryanair is currently arranging coaches to bring passengers to Warsaw where a spare aircraft will bring them to East Midlands.
US Airways announced that in order to “curtail rising fuel costs”, they will be charging passengers extra for window and aisle seats in the first several rows of Coach! Labled as the “Choice Seats Program” passengers will be charged from beginning of May. The price for Choice Seats varies by destination and length of flight.
Choice Seats can only be purchased during Web Check-in at usairways.com
All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight NH489, a Boeing 767, sent out a stream of sparks from the left landing gear as it made an emergency landing in Fukuoka on the southwestern island of Kyushu (Japan).
The plane, departed for Okinawa, was forced to turn back after a warning message that the landing gear was not properly stored, said an ANA spokesman.
None of the 141 passengers and eight crew members was injured.
A Congolese DC-9, operated by the private Congolese company Hewa Bora Airlines, carrying around 100 people failed to take off from Goma airport (DR Congo) today, crashing at high speed into a busy market neighbourhood at the end of the runway.
According to an eyewitness, the plane suffered a problem in one of its wheels - possibly a flat tyre - and did not gain the strength to lift off
An airline official said 60 people had survived, but local officials said dozens of bodies were pulled from the wreckage, though it was unclear if they were passengers or people on the ground. Both pilots survived the crash.
So, the recent rumors are true, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines have announced its merger, creating the world’s largest carrier. The airline, with headquarters in Atlanta, will be called Delta and will have about 75,000 employees.
Officials with both airlines said there will be no layoffs of front-line employees nor immediate hub closings. The new airline will have domestic hubs in Atlanta, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Salt Lake City, Detroit, Memphis and New York City - international hubs in Amsterdam and Tokyo.
Delta CEO Richard Anderson will be chief executive officer of the combined company. Delta Chairman of the Board Daniel Carp will become chairman of the new Board of Directors and Northwest Chairman Roy Bostock will become vice chairman. Ed Bastian will be president and chief financial officer. The Board of Directors will be made up of 13 members, seven of whom will come from Delta’s board, including Anderson, and five of whom will come from Northwest’s board, including Bostock and Doug Steenland, the current Northwest CEO. One director will come from the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA).
An air traffic controller saved a Northwest flight from flying into mountainous terrain in Montana last year. Now Lee Wheeler was honored for his heroic intervention by the National Air Traffic Controllers Association.
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