2025 Nyala Boeing 737 incident
Boeing 737-290C Advanced · Destroyed by the Sudanese Armed Forces
From Wau Airport (WUU) to Nyala Airport (UYL)
Event
- Event typeAccident: someone killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft substantially damaged (NTSB definition). Incident: an occurrence that affected or could have affected safety, short of that. Glossary
- Accident
- Event fatalities
- 54 · all aircraft and ground
- Ground fatalities
- Unknown
- Occupants
- About 111
- Survivors
- About 57
- InjuriesFatal: death within 30 days. Serious: over 48 hours in hospital within a week, most broken bones, severe bleeding, nerve or organ damage, or serious burns. Minor: anything less. Glossary
- 57
- OperationWhat kind of flying it was, grouped by the rules it flew under: airline (US Part 121), air taxi and commuter (Part 135), general aviation (Part 91 and similar), military or government. Glossary
- Airline
Boeing 737-290C Advanced
- Aircraft type
- Boeing 737
- Category
- Airplane · from aircraft type
- RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
- 5Y-CKD
- Operator
- Unknown
- Onboard fatalities
- 54
- Route
- From Wau Airport (WUU)To Nyala Airport (UYL)
Approximate · Coordinates from the Wikipedia article; not checked against an investigation report.
From the Wikipedia article
On 3 May 2025, a cargo Boeing 737-200 was destroyed at Nyala Airport by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) during the Sudanese civil war. It was destroyed due to suspicions of carrying military weapons and supplies to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Sources initially stated that 20 or 90 occupants on board the aircraft were killed, and disagreed on whether the aircraft was bombed or shot down. In 2026, Reuters stated that 54 on board were killed, including 51 RSF fighters and 3 crew members. They also stated a further 57 were injured, and that the aircraft was destroyed by air strikes.
Incident
The aircraft started operations at Wau Airport. The aircraft was suspected of carrying military weapons and supplies to the RSF. Nyala is controlled by the RSF which uses the airport at the city to transport military equipment. One article by the Daily Nation claims the aircraft was bombed by the SAF. However, other articles by the Daily Nation say it was hit by artillery and shot down by the SAF as it prepared to land at the airport. One source just said it was destroyed at the airport by the SAF. Other sources say the aircraft was shot down by the SAF due to suspicions of it supplying the RSF. It was later stated that the aircraft was destroyed in an air-strike, with 54 occupants killed and a further 57 were transported to hospital for injuries.
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Sources
Wikipedia article: 2025 Nyala Boeing 737 incident
- Revision
- 1365032454 · 2026-07-19 · retrieved 2026-09-18
- Wikidata
- Q135185171
- Licence
- Text CC BY-SA 4.0, by the article's authors; Wikidata CC0; town positions GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Where each value comes from
- Record
- Wikipedia article "2025 Nyala Boeing 737 incident" (page 80225466, revision 1365032454)
- Date
- Wikipedia infobox: date
- Place and country
- Wikipedia infobox: site
- Map position
- Wikipedia article coordinates
- Aircraft, operator and route
- Wikipedia infobox: aircraft type, registration, operator, origin and destination; route airports from the linked airport articles' Wikidata codes (OurAirports)
- Operation
- operator is an airline according to Wikidata
- Fatalities
- Wikipedia infobox: aircraft fatalities
- Ground fatalities
- not stated in the Wikipedia infobox
- Summary
- Wikipedia infobox: summary
Source notes (1)
- Wikipedia · Facts from the Wikipedia article's infobox and coordinates, not checked against an investigation report. Independent review pending.