Khartoum - Talodi

On August 19, 2012 at 08:00 AM, Khartoum - Talodi experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-26, operated by Alfa Airlines, with the event recorded near Talodi 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 government and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

32 people were known to be on board, 32 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 26, passenger fatalities: 26, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was performing a flight from Khartoum to Talodi with a delegation of 26 members of the Sudanese Government, among them several Ministers, Generals and politicians. On approach to Talodi Airport in poor weather conditions due to a sand storm, the crew initiated a go-around procedure when the aircraft impacted the slope of Mt Hagar al Nar (244 metres high) located 1,500 metres south of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 32 occupants were killed. The official list of the passengers and crew, all of whom died in the crash, is as follows: Guidance and Religious Endowments Minister Ghazi al-Sadiq Abdel Rahim, Justice Party chairman Makki Ali Balayil, State minister at the Youth and Sports Ministry Mahjub Abdel Rahim Tutu, State minister at the Ministry of Tourism, Antiquities and Wildlife Issa Daifallah, Maj. Gen. Salah Ismail – Air Forces Maj. Gen. Ahmed Musa Ahmed – the Police Forces Maj. Gen. Ahmed Al-Tayeb Abu-Guroon – Security and Intelligence Organ Brigadier Lugman Omer – Second Commander of the People's Defence Forces Al-Saddiq Abdul-Majid Al-Makkawi – the People's Defence Forces Awadal-Karim Siral-Khatim – Deputy Coordinator of the People's Defence Forces Waeez Salaha Omer – Headquarters of the People's Defence Forces Omer Mahjoub Ahmed – Deputy Coordinator of the People's Defence Forces Salah-Eddin Mustafa – People's Defence Forces – Jabal Aulia Locality Several officials from Khartoum (including Hamid Al-Aghbash – the National Assembly) Five media representatives Six crew members.

Aircraft reference details include registration ST-ARL, MSN 26 06, year of manufacture 1975.