- Date
- December 15, 2017, 09:30 local (09:30 UTC)
- Place
- Qaroun Lake, Egypt
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- SU-BLDBeech 58
- Defining event
- Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Tech Adviser - Textron McCauley Propeller, Tech Adviser - Continental Motors
- Case key
- 96679
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On December 15, 2017, about 0930 Coordinated Universal time, a Textron/Beech Model 58 Baron twin engine airplane, SU-BLD, was substantially damaged when it impacted desert terrain about 18 kilometers north of Qaroun Lake, Egypt. The training pilot and the two trainees onboard received fatal injuries. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Egypt. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Egypt. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Central Directorate of Aircraft Accident Investigation Ministry of Civil Aviation P.O. Box 52, Cairo Airport Road Heliopolis, Post Number 11776 Cairo Egypt Tel.: (20) 2 2268 8371 (20) 2 10053-85769 (mobile) (20) 2 10053-85869 (mobile) E-mail:dir.aai@civilaviation.gov.eg Fax: (20) 2 2267-2888 / 2268-8357 SITA: CAIXYYF AFTN: HECAYOYX Website: www.civilaviation.gov.eg
Aircraft
- Registration
- SU-BLD
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TH-1643
- Engines
- Continental IO-550-C2, reciprocatingContinental IO-550-C2, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Operator
- Egyptian Aviation Academy