- Date
- April 24, 2010
- Place
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Injuries
- 9 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Aircraft
- N444HEBoeing 737-300
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- FAA, Mirage Aviation Ltd, CFM, Boeing
- Case key
- 75883
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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Factual narrative
On April 24, 2010, a Mirage Aviation Boeing 737-300, registration N444HE, experienced a dual engine power loss shortly after rotation from runway 33R at King Khaled International Airport (OERK), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The airplane made an emergency return to the airport. There were no injuries to the 6 passengers and 3 crewmembers onboard and the airplane received minor damage. The flight was being operated under 49 CFR Part 91 and its intended destination was Barajas International Airport (LEMD), Madrid, Spain. The investigation is being conducted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation. The NTSB has assigned an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the airplane and engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N444HE
- Reported as
- Boeing 737-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23800
- Engines
- GE CFM56 SERIES, 9,800 lbs thrust, turbo fanGE CFM56 SERIES, 9,800 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Mirage Aviation Ltd
- Registered owner
- Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- OERK · Madrid
- Destination
- LEMD · Madrid
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- RUH · King Khaled International Airp, runway 33R
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.