Accidents
Accidents: October 2012

Preliminary Report: Turboprop Crashes in Sudan

Antonov An-26-100, Aug.19, 2012, Talodi, Sudan–A chartered Antonov An-26-100 operated by Alfa Airlines crashed during its second attempt to land at a remote strip in Talodi, Sudan, during a dust storm. All 32 people aboard were killed, including six crewmembers. The 26 passengers were military and civilian members of the government of Sudan. A report issued by a U.S.-based peace watchdog, the Satellite Sentinel Project, said the aircraft crashed into the southwestern slope of Hagar al Nar, a volcanic cone rising 844 feet above the ground, approximately one mile southeast of the airstrip.