Beechcraft 58 SU-BLD
15 December 2017 · Qaroun Lake, Egypt · Fatal
Summary
On 15 December 2017 at about 09:30 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered SU-BLD, operated by Egyptian Aviation Academy, was involved in an accident near Qaroun Lake, Egypt. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Qaroun Lake, Egypt
- Coordinates
- 29.5333, 30.6167
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 58
- Registration
- SU-BLD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Egyptian Aviation Academy
- Operating rule
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- NTSB number
- WPR18WA078
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB 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:[email protected] Fax: (20) 2 2267-2888 / 2268-8357 SITA: CAIXYYF AFTN: HECAYOYX Website: www.civilaviation.gov.eg
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 10 Apr 2018 | Beechcraft 58 | Tucuman, Argentina | - | Fatal | 4 |
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