An official with Sudan's Civil Aviation Authority said that bad weather was responsible for the crash.[6] The official news agency of Sudan, SUNA, also said the crash happened "due to the bad weather conditions".[2] 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,"[16] when it crashed into a mountain.[17]