Antonov AN-12 crash, Nov 8, 2007 (2 killed), Khartoum
Antonov AN-12 accident on November 8, 2007 near Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan with 2 fatalities. Cause: Failure of engine number 3 during the initial...
- Date: November 8, 2007
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-12
- Location: Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of engine number 3 during the initial climb, attributed to a bird strike. Loss of control on the return landing led to the runway excursion. Sources differ on details and the official findings were not located.
An Antonov An-12 cargo flight from Khartoum to Juba lost its number 3 engine shortly after takeoff, attributed to a bird strike. The crew turned back for an emergency landing, but the aircraft left the runway after touchdown, struck an electric mast and caught fire at the military area. Two people on the ground were killed and the crew were injured.