Khartoum – Geneina

On November 3, 2003 at 07:35 AM, Khartoum – Geneina experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-12, operated by Sarit Airlines, with the event recorded near Geneina West Darfur (<U+063A><U+0631><U+0628> <U+062F><U+0627><U+0631><U+0641><U+0648><U+0631>).

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Geneina Airport, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft struck the ground eight metres short of runway threshold. On impact, the undercarriage were torn off and the aircraft slid for about 800 metres before coming to rest. All five crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration EK-11997, MSN 6 3 444 07, year of manufacture 1966.