# NTSB DCA08WA072: Airbus Industrie A310-324, Khartoum, Sudan, June 10, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 10, 2008, 11:26 local (11:26 UTC)
- Place: Khartoum, Sudan
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 30 fatal, 184 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 68212
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA08WA072
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68212/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA08WA072

## Factual narrative

On June 10, 2008, about 1126 UTC, Sudan Airways Flight 109, an Airbus A310-324, registration ST-ATN, crashed during landing on runway 26 at Khartoum International Airport, Khartoum, Sudan.  Thunderstorms were reported in the area. Of the 12 crew and 202 passengers, there were 30 fatalities. The airplane was destroyed.  The flight originated at Amman Jordan with an intermediate stop at Damascus, Syria. The flight had diverted to Port Sudan, Sudan and refueled after an earlier attempt to land at Khartoum.

The investigation is being conducted by the Director General of Civil Aviation. The NTSB designated a U.S. Accredited Representative has as the state of manufacture of the engines.

Please refer all questions about the accident to:

The Director General of Civil Aviation

Technical Services and Flight Safety

P.O. Box 430

Nile Avenue

Khartoum, Sudan

E-mail: info@caa.gov.sd

## Aircraft

- Registration: ST-ATN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Airbus Industrie A310-324
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Sudan Airways
- Departed: Port Sudan
- Destination: Khartoum
- Flight plan: IFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: none
- Co-pilot; injuries: none

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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