# NTSB DCA08RA053: Beech 1900C, Rumbek, Sudan, May 2, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: May 2, 2008, 07:10 local (07:10 UTC)
- Place: Rumbek, Sudan
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 20 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 67928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA08RA053
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67928/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA08RA053

## Factual narrative

On May 2, 2008, about 0710 UTC, 5Y-FLE, Beech 1900C, a chartered flight, operated by Flex Air of Nairobi, Kenya, experienced a loss of power in both engines, and crashed near Rumbek, Southern Sudan.  The 2 flightcrew and 18 passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed.  There was fire.  The departure point was Wau, Southern Sudan.  The final destination of the flight was Juba, Southern Sudan with a stop at Rumbek.

The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Southern Sudan.  A U.S. technical advisor has been assigned to assist the Government of Southern Sudan with their investigation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: 5Y-FLE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Beech 1900C
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Flex Air Cargo Unlimited
- Departed: Wau
- Destination: Rumbek
- Flight plan: Unknown

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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