# NTSB DCA10WA054: Boeing 737-300, N444HE, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 24, 2010

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 24, 2010
- Place: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 9 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA, Mirage Aviation Ltd, CFM, Boeing
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75883
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA10WA054
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75883/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10WA054

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444HE), registered now, S/N 23800, built 1987 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-300
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-300) (registry code 138447P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CFM56 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cfm56-series) (registry code 30016, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 23800
- Engines: GE CFM56 SERIES 9800 lbs thrust turbo fan; GE CFM56 SERIES 9800 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

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