Piper PA-30 N502TC

Summary

On 10 May 2009 at about 05:30 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N502TC, operated by Yeman Flight Academy, was involved in an accident near Port Sudan, Sudan. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 May 2009 at 05:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Sudan, Sudan

Coordinates

19.9594, 36.9139

Aircraft

Piper PA-30

Registration

N502TC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Yeman Flight Academy

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Luxor → Port Sudan

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA09WA291

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On May 10, 2009, at 0530 universal coordinated time (0830 local time), a Piper PA-30, N502TC, was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain about 26 nautical miles northwest of Port Sudan, Sudan. The two Yemani pilots onboard were fatally injured. The airplane was operating on an international flight plan between Luxor International Airport (HELX), Luxor, Egypt, and Port Sudan New International Airport (HSPN), Port Sudan, Sudan, under Sudanese flight regulations. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Sudan. Further information may be obtained from: Civil Aviation Authority Air Accident Investigation Directorate P.O. Box 430 Republic of Sudan Tel: 249 155775152 Fax: 249 155775150 This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the Republic of Sudan.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.