Antonov AN-24 crash, Jun 2, 2005 (7 killed), Khartoum
Antonov AN-24 accident on June 2, 2005 near Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan with 7 fatalities. Cause: Not determined. The source reviewed confirms a left...
- Date: June 2, 2005
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-24
- Location: Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined. The source reviewed confirms a left engine fire during the takeoff roll and no formal cause was found.
A Marsland Aviation An-24 on a scheduled Khartoum to El Fasher service caught fire in the left engine during the takeoff roll. The captain rejected the takeoff and braked hard, but the aircraft could not stop within the runway and overran the end, where it burned. Three passengers died at the scene and four more, including a stewardess, died the following day from their injuries.