Juba - El Obeid

On May 11, 2004 at 10:18 AM, Juba - El Obeid experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-12, operated by El Magal Aviation, with the event recorded near Tatal South Kordofan (<U+062C><U+0646><U+0648><U+0628> <U+0643><U+0631><U+062F><U+0641><U+0627><U+0646>).

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from Juba to El Obeid, while cruising at an altitude of 24,000 feet, all four engines flamed out. The crew feathered the propeller, reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft struck the ground and crashed against trees. One occupant was seriously injured while six others were killed. Few hours later, the only survivor died from his injuries. It was reported that the aircraft was performing several round trips between Juba and El Obeid since May 9, each time with 9018 kgs of fuel uplifted in El Obeid while the average fuel consumption for a round trip was 10000 kgs. The crew was composed of an Armenian captain and ground engineer, a Sudanese first officer, a Sudanese navigator, a Sudanese radio operator, an Iraqi navigator and an Iraqi flight engineer.

Aircraft reference details include registration ST-SIG, MSN 14 001 01, year of manufacture 1961.