- Date
- October 21, 2009, 11:31 local (11:31 UTC)
- Place
- Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Aircraft
- ST-AKWBoeing 707
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, FAA
- Case key
- 75062
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On October 21, 2009, a Sudan Airways, B-707, registration ST-AKW, crashed shortly after takeoff from runway 30 at Sharjah International Airport, Sharjah, UAE. The six crewmembers on board were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. The intended destination of the cargo flight was Khartoum, Sudan. The investigation is being conducted by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). The NTSB has assigned an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the Country of Manufacture and Design of the airplane and engines.
Aircraft
- Registration
- ST-AKW
- Reported as
- Boeing 707 (300)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Sudan Airways
- Registered owner
- Azza Air Transport
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- SHJ · Sharjah
- Destination
- Khartoum
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SHJ · Sharjah International Airport, runway 30