Date: | July 08, 2003 |
Location: | Port Sudan, Sudan |
Aircraft: | Boeing 737-2J8C |
Reg: | ST-AFK |
Airline: | Sudan Airways |
Flight No: | 139 |
Fatalities: | 117 : 116 |
The plane's crew reported technical difficulties 10 minutes after taking off from Port Sudan Airport. The plane crashed into a hillside, 3 miles from the airport as the crew tried to return and make emergency landing. A three-year-old boy was the only survivor. |