2012 Talodi Antonov An-26 crash

Aviation accident in Sudan August 2019 Alfa Airlines Antonov An-26-100 UR-SDV-1.jpg 1.1 ST-ARL, the An-26 involved, pictured a month before the accident Accident 2012 08 19 y Controlled flight into terrain due to poor weather conditions and pilot error Nuba Mountains near Talodi, Sudan 10 36 24.84 N 30 24 12.87 E type:event inline,title Antonov An-26-100 Alfa Airlines ST-ARL Khartoum International Airport, Khartoum, Sudan Talodi Airstrip, Talodi, Sudan 32 26 6 32 0 On 19 August 2012, an Antonov An-26 airplane of Alfa Airlines crashed near the town of Talodi, Sudan, killing all 32 occupants on board. The aircraft was carrying a Sudanese government delegation, and among the victims were members of the Sudanese government, several high-ranking members of the Sudanese Armed Forces and other officials, and a television crew. Crash The aircraft had taken off from Khartoum International Airport at around 6:02 a.m. local time.Sudan Plane Crash Kills Government Minister, Scores of Senior Officials http://www.nycaviation.com/2012/08/sudan-plane-crash-kills-government-minister-scores-of-senior-officials/ BNO News NYCAviation 20 August 2012 21 August 2012 Approximately at 8 a.m., the plane crashed into the Hajar Al-Nar Mountainhttp://www.sunanews.net/english-latest-news/25095-presidency-of-the-republic-eulogizes-minister-of-guidance-and-endowments-.html Presidency of the Republic Eulogizes Minister of Guidance and Endowments Sudan News Agency SUNA 19 August 2012 21 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130514065015/http://www.sunanews.net/english-latest-news/25095-presidency-of-the-republic-eulogizes-minister-of-guidance-and-endowments-.html 14 May 2013 dead of the Nuba Mountain range near Talodi, a small town about 600 km southwest of Khartoum. A television statement said that the weather had prevented the aircraft from landing on its first attempt, and on its second attempt, the plane crashed into a mountain after a go-around procedure. Talodi airfield features a single paved, unmarked runway of 1800 m (5900 ft) length.http://avherald.com/h?article=454807ea&opt=0 Crash: Alfa Airlines AN26 near Talodi on Aug 19th 2012, impacted mountain during go-around The Aviation Herald 19 August 2012 20 August 2012 Aircraft Although some early media reports mistakenly announced the crash as a helicopter crash,http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/19/sudan-helicopter-crash-ki_n_1806749.html Sudan Helicopter Crash Kills 32, Deaths Include Government Officials And Generals The Huffington Post 19 August 2012 19 August 2012 Osman, Mohamed https://web.archive.org/web/20120820143216/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/19/sudan-helicopter-crash-ki_n_1806749.html 20 August 2012 deadOsman Mohamed Sudanese helicopter crash kills 32 http://www.boston.com/news/world/middle-east/2012/08/19/sudan-plane-crash-south-kills-all-board/G9OK3yIJm8Uxdf8FdGGzGJ/story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120828114843/http://www.boston.com/news/world/middle-east/2012/08/19/sudan-plane-crash-south-kills-all-board/G9OK3yIJm8Uxdf8FdGGzGJ/story.html dead 28 August 2012 20 August 2012 Boston.com 20 August 2012 AP the aircraft involved was a twin turboprop Antonov An-26-100, registration ST-ARL, chartered by the Sudanese Government and operated by the Sudanese private air carrier Alfa Airlines (ICAO code AAJ).19 August 2012 ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 26 ST-ARL Talodi https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/320887 19 August 2012 Aviation Safety Network The aircraft was built in 1974 at the Ukrainian "Aviant" aircraft plant in the Soviet Union. It flew on Soviet and Russian regional routes until July 1998. It was sold to an Armenian air carrier, and then to Trans Attico, Air Libya, Ababeel Aviation, and other air companies in Africa. It was acquired by Alfa Airlines in July 2009 and was modified from Antonov An-26 to Antonov An-26-100 standard at the 410 Aircraft Repair Plant in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 2010.https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/27_19840 An-26-100 c/n 2606 Soviet Transport Database 29 January 2025 There have been several deadly plane crashes in Sudan in recent years. All Sudanese airlines, including Alfa Airlines, are banned for safety reasons from flying in European airspace.http://ec.europa.eu/transport/air-ban/doc/list_en.pdf List of air carriers of which all operations are subject to a ban within the EU 3 April 2012 European Commission 21 August 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110430124922/http://ec.europa.eu/transport/air-ban/doc/list_en.pdf 30 April 2011 The Sudanese authorities complain that it is difficult to get spare parts because of sanctions the United States has imposed against Khartoum. This crash was the first accident in the history of Alfa Airlines, which was founded only in 2009.http://www.aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=8704 https://web.archive.org/web/20111225033029/http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=8704 dead 25 December 2011 Alfa Airlines Aviation Safety Network 21 August 2012 Passengers and crew Nationality Passengers Crew TotalSudan 26 3 29Armenia 0 1 1Russia 0 1 1Tajikistan 0 1 1 Total 26 6 32 The chartered plane was carrying a Sudanese government delegation, from the capital of the country, Khartoum, to the town of Talodi in South Kordofan, a war-torn state with ongoing fighting between Sudan's army and rebel groups,http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/08/201281975853839515.html Sudan officials killed in plane crash Al Jazeera 19 August 2012 19 August 2012 for an Eid al-Fitr celebration, to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19310609 Sudan crash: Minister Ghazi al-Sadiq Abdel Rahim dies BBC News 19 August 2012 19 August 2012 Among the victims were Guidance and Religious Endowments Minister Ghazi al-Sadiq Abdel Rahim.http://www.sunanews.net/english-latest-news/25118-martyrdom-of-32-persons-in-plane-crash-in-taludi-area.html Martyrdom of 32 Persons in Plane Crash in Taludi Area Sudan News Agency SUNA 19 August 2012 21 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130514065008/http://www.sunanews.net/english-latest-news/25118-martyrdom-of-32-persons-in-plane-crash-in-taludi-area.html 14 May 2013 dead The aircraft, with a crew of six, was flown by senior Russian captain Gennady Semenov,20 August 2012 ru:Об авиакатастрофе в Судане About the plane crash in Sudan http://www.mid.ru/brp_4.nsf/newsline/87294C16B715FAF644257A6000513ECA dead https://webcitation.org/6BmAYxqB0?url=http://www.mid.ru/brp_4.nsf/newsline/87294C16B715FAF644257A6000513ECA 29 October 2012 20 August 2012 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Russian2012-08-20 Капитаном разбившегося в Судане самолета был россиянин The captain of the plane that crashed in Sudan was a Russian https://rg.ru/2012/08/20/samolet-anons.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20130730012322/http://www.rg.ru/2012/08/20/samolet-anons.html 2013-07-30 2024-06-07 Rossiyskaya Gazeta ru assisted by a Sudanese first officer, 43-year-old navigator Koshim Akram from Tajikistan,2012-08-21 Погибший в авиакрушении в Судане гражданин Таджикистана был штурманом A citizen of Tajikistan who died in a plane crash in Sudan was a navigator https://ria.ru/20120821/727874301.html https://www.webcitation.org/6BmAaO8zy?url=http://ria.ru/world/20120821/727874301.html 2012-10-29 2024-06-07 RIA Novosti ru and 42-year-old Armenian flight engineer Armen Virabyan.21 August 2012 ru:МИД Армении и Таджикистана подтвердили гибель своих граждан в авиакатастрофе в Судане The Foreign Ministries of Armenia and Tajikistan confirmed the death of their citizens in a plane crash in Sudan http://www.mk.ru/incident/news/2012/08/21/738903-mid-armenii-i-tadzhikistana-podtverdili-gibel-svoih-grazhdan-v-aviakatastrofe-v-sudane.html 21 August 2012 Moskovskij Komsomolets Russian RIA Novosti2012-08-21 МИД подтвердил гибель гражданина Армении в авиакатастрофе в Судане The Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of an Armenian citizen in a plane crash in Sudan https://ria.ru/20120821/727871186.html live https://webcitation.org/6BmAh9iqw?url=http://ria.ru/world/20120821/727871186.html 2012-10-29 2024-06-07 RIA Novosti ru Investigation An official with Sudan's Civil Aviation Authority said that bad weather was responsible for the crash.https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390443855804577598721681138812 Sudan Helicopter Crash Kills 32 The Wall Street Journal 19 August 2012 19 August 2012 Bariyo, Nicholas The official news agency of Sudan, SUNA, also said the crash happened "due to the bad weather conditions". Minister of Information Ahmed Bilal Osman also added that the plane was attempting to land in bad weather conditions in Talodi, as seasonal heavy rains left the pilots with "zero visibility,"http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/32-confirmed-dead-in-sudan-crash-563590.html 32 confirmed dead in Sudan crash Irish Examiner 19 August 2012 19 August 2012 when it crashed into a mountain.https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/20/world/africa/sudan-official-is-killed-in-crash.html Sudanese Official Among 32 Killed in Plane Crash The New York Times 19 August 2012 19 August 2012 Two days after the accident, rebels officially announced their role in shooting down the aircraft.https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-antonov-26-100-talodi-32-killed CRASH OF AN ANTONOV AN-26-100 IN TALODI: 32 KILLED BAAA Later, rebel spokesman Arnu Ngutulu Lodi denied that his rebel forces were involved with the crash, which happened outside of rebel territory.Ali Abdelmoneim Abu Edris 19 August 2012 Sudan minister among 32 dead in Eid plane crash https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5job9jfpEMQZwnmNbbWXAaastHtWg?docId=CNG.a3597e9bb5b445427f0184f8af43e3f8.11 https://archive.today/20130124203211/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5job9jfpEMQZwnmNbbWXAaastHtWg?docId=CNG.a3597e9bb5b445427f0184f8af43e3f8.11 dead 24 January 2013 19 August 2012 AFP Two days after the crash, on 21 August, Sudan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) chief Mohammad Abdul-Aziz tendered his resignation to the President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir.Sudan's aviation authority chief resigns over plane crash http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2258629&language=en Kuwait News Agency KUNA 21 August 2012 22 August 2012 However, President Bashir rejected his resignation, urging the chief to continue a newly approved program of reforms to the development and supervision of the CAA.Sudan president rejects resignation of aviation chief http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2258910&language=en Kuwait News Agency KUNA 23 August 2012 23 August 2012 On 24 August, the local government reported the flight recorders have been found and recovered from the crash site. Official investigation confirmed that visibility was low at the time of the accident due to poor weather and low clouds. It was therefore concluded that the accident was "the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain after the crew descended too low." References Aviation Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2012 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Sudan Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Antonov An-26 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain Category:2012 in Sudan Category:South Kordofan Category:August 2012 in Africa Category:2012 disasters in Africa Category:2010s disasters in Sudan