Khartoum - Malakal - Nasir

On February 12, 1998 at 08:30 AM, Khartoum - Malakal - Nasir experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-32, operated by Sudanese Air Force - Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya, with the event recorded near Nasir 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 government and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

57 people were known to be on board, 27 fatalities were recorded, 30 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 47.4%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 50, passenger fatalities: 24, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The approach was completed in low visibility due to poor weather conditions. The crew continued the approach and landed too far down the runway, reducing the landing distance available. After touchdown, th aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overrun and crashed in the Sobat River. Three crew and 24 passengers were killed while 30 other occupants were injured. Flight ZY001 was performed from Khartoum to Nasir with an intermediate stop in Malakal on behalf of the Sudanese Government. Several officials were on board, among them the Vice President, General Al Zubair Mohammed Saleh who was killed in the accident.

Aircraft reference details include registration 7744, MSN 29 02, year of manufacture 1991.