Malakal - Khartoum

On May 6, 1987 at 12:00 AM, Malakal - Khartoum experienced a crash involving Cessna 404 Titan, operated by SASCO Air Lines, with the event recorded near Malakal Upper Nile (<U+0623><U+0639><U+0627><U+0644><U+064A> <U+0627><U+0644><U+0646><U+064A><U+0644>).

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 12, passenger fatalities: 12, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. After takeoff from Malakal Airport, while climbing, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed few km from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all 14 occupants were killed, most of them European toutists.

Aircraft reference details include registration ST-AIJ, MSN 404-0612, year of manufacture 1979.