Air disaster

Sudan Airways Flight 139

8 Jul 2003 · 19.62° N, 37.22° E

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When
8 Jul 2003
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
19.62° N, 37.22° E
Description
aviation accident
Deaths
117
Injured
1

Sudan Airways Flight 139

2003 aviation accident

Sudan Airways Flight 139 was a Sudan Airways passenger flight that crashed on 8 July 2003 at Port Sudan. The Boeing 737-200 aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Port Sudan–Khartoum passenger service. Some 15 minutes after takeoff, the aircraft lost power in one of its engines, which prompted the crew to return to the airport for an emergency landing.

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