Zalingei - Al Fashir

On December 24, 2005 at 12:00 AM, Zalingei - Al Fashir experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-28, operated by Tepavia Trans, with the event recorded near Zalingei Central Darfur.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after takeoff from Zalingei Airport, en route to Al Fashir on behalf of the African Union, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circonstances. Both pilots, Ukrainian and Moldavian citizens, were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration ER-AJE, MSN 1AJ006-12, year of manufacture 1989.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 12.9134°, 23.4738°.