Boeing 737-200 crash, Jul 8, 2003 (116 killed), Port Sudan
Boeing 737-200 accident on July 8, 2003 near Port Sudan, Red Sea, Sudan with 116 fatalities. Cause: Not determined. Early reports point to an engine...
- Date: July 8, 2003
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Port Sudan, Red Sea, Sudan
- Fatalities: 116
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. Early reports point to an engine failure during the initial climb followed by a missed approach in limited visibility, but no final investigation report has been found.
A Sudan Airways Boeing 737-200 on a scheduled flight from Port Sudan to Khartoum lost an engine shortly after takeoff and was cleared to return for an emergency landing. In limited visibility the aircraft missed the runway, struck the ground about 5 km from the threshold and was destroyed. 116 people died; one two-year-old child was injured.