# NTSB ERA09WA291: Piper PA-30, N502TC, Port Sudan, Sudan, May 10, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 10, 2009, 05:30 local (05:30 UTC)
- Place: Port Sudan, Sudan
- Coordinates: 19.959444, 36.913887 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.9594&lon=36.9139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA09WA291
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73844/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09WA291

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-30, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=7103002), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual 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.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N502TC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N502TC-2010-01-20), registration cancelled 2010-01-20, S/N 30-881, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 30-881
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES 150 horsepower reciprocating; LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Yeman Flight Academy
- Registered owner: Unknown
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: HELX, Luxor
- Destination: HSPN, Port Sudan
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

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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