# NTSB DCA10RA010: Boeing 707, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, October 21, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 21, 2009, 11:31 local (11:31 UTC)
- Place: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75062
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA10RA010
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75062/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10RA010

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On October 21, 2009, a Sudan Airways, B-707, registration ST-AKW, crashed shortly after takeoff from runway 30 at Sharjah International Airport, Sharjah, UAE. The six crewmembers on board were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. The intended destination of the cargo flight was Khartoum, Sudan. The investigation is being conducted by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). The NTSB has assigned an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the Country of Manufacture and Design of the airplane and engines.

## Aircraft

- Registration: ST-AKW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707 (300)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Sudan Airways
- Registered owner: Azza Air Transport
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: SHJ, Sharjah
- Destination: Khartoum
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: SHJ, Sharjah International Airport, runway 30

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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