Antonov AN-32 crash, Feb 12, 1998 (27 killed), Nasir
Antonov AN-32 accident on February 12, 1998 near Nasir, Upper Nile, South Sudan with 27 fatalities. Cause: The crew landed too far down the runway in...
- Date: February 12, 1998
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-32
- Location: Nasir, Upper Nile, South Sudan
- Fatalities: 27
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew landed too far down the runway in poor weather, leaving insufficient landing distance. The official account stressed the weather, while database summaries attribute the probable cause mainly to crew error.
A Sudanese Air Force An-32 carrying government officials, including the Vice President, landed too far down the runway at Nasir in poor weather. It could not stop in the remaining distance, overran, and ended up in the Sobat River. Three crew and 24 passengers were killed, and the Vice President was among the dead.