# NTSB WPR18WA078: Beech 58, Qaroun Lake, Egypt, December 15, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 15, 2017, 09:30 local (09:30 UTC)
- Place: Qaroun Lake, Egypt
- Coordinates: 29.533332, 30.616666 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5333&lon=30.6167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Tech Adviser - Textron McCauley Propeller, Tech Adviser - Continental Motors
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96679
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR18WA078
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96679/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18WA078

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TH-1643
- Engines: Continental IO-550-C2 reciprocating; Continental IO-550-C2 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Operator: Egyptian Aviation Academy

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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