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.