Six feared dead as cargo plane crashes at Sharjah Airport.. [EN]

Titlu: Six feared dead as cargo plane crashes at Sharjah Airport..
Sursa: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/571237-cargo-plane-crashes-at-sharjah-airport
Autor: Joanne Bladd
Data: 21.10.2009

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A Sudanese cargo plane with six people on board crashed near Sharjah Airport on Wednesday afternoon on its way to Khartoum.

The plane was taking off from the north runway, when it crashed to the ground two miles from the airport, Sheikh Khalid Al Qasimi, director of civil aviation, told Arabian Business.

It is understood that the plane came down near the Sharjah Golf and Shooting Club off Emirates Road. The accident happened at around 3.30pm.

The name of the airline involved has not been disclosed but Arabian Business understands that it was a Azza Air flight from Sudan. Azza Transport is a cargo airline based in Khartoum, Sudan. It operates a cargo charter service throughout Africa and the Middle East and is planning services for Europe.

Martin Duff, director of the club, said: "Most of the plane came down on the other side of the road. There's a bit of debris spread on the perimeter. The golf course is not effected."

Golfer Bill Buchanan was on the course when he saw the plane hit the ground, exploding into a huge ball of flames.

"The plane was taking off and it banked to the right. It looked like it was struggling to get height and we though it was going to land on the golf course. The pilot obviously thought he was so he banked tightly to the right and then the plane hit ground in a ball of flames and smoke.

"We were quite shocked when we saw it. It was quite scary."

Al Qasimi added that a full investigation would be launched into the crash, but declined to comment further. The plane was a Boeing 707.

In 2004, an Iranian plane crashed near Sharjah airport killing at least 43 people.

The Kish Airlines flight was coming in to land when it took a nosedive after asking for an emergency landing.

Daca ii AZZA AIR, o fi B707 ASTA.

UPDATE: Poze AICI si video AICI

Status: Preliminary
Date: 21 OCT 2009
Time: 15:30
Type: Boeing 707-300
Operating for: Sudan Airways
Leased from: AZZA Transport
Registration:
C/n / msn:
First flight:
Crew: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Airplane damage: Destroyed
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: ca 1 km N of Sharjah Airport (SHJ) (United Arab Emirates)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature: Cargo
Departure airport: Sharjah Airport (SHJ/OMSJ), United Arab Emirates
Destination airport: Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudan
Flightnumber: 2241
Narrative:
A Boeing 707 cargo plane, owned by Azza Transport, was destroyed when it crashed in a desert area immediately after takeoff from Sharjah Airport (SHJ). The airplane operated on Sudan Airways flight SUD2241, crashed near the Emirates Road, broke up and burned.
Weather reported around the time of the accident (ca 11:30 UTC):
OMSJ 211100Z 33012KT 270V010 9999 FEW040 32/19 Q1012=
OMSJ 211200Z 32011KT 9999 FEW040 32/18 Q1012=

Ciudat ca nimeni nu zice nimic de incarcatura.
Azza a primit acum doi ani sanctiuni ptr ca a carat armament pentru militiile Janjaweed implicate in genocidul din Darfur.

Imi dau seama ca Sharjah reprezinta o necunoscuta ptr multi de aici. Sharjah e unul dintre emiratele care compun Emiratele Arabe Unite si e lipit de emiratul Dubai, ptr ca Dubaiul s-a extins mult.
Astfel, aeroportul din Sharjah e la numai cativa kilometri de aeroportul din Dubai.

O camera de supraveghere a suprins momentul prabusirii...

http://videonews.ro/action/viewvideo/27697/Prabusirea-unui-avion-surprinsa-de-camerele-de-supraveghere/