Preliminary information
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.
Text from the NTSB; a preliminary report can change and names no cause. Open the NTSB docket for ERA09WA291 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- May 10, 2009
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Port Sudan, SD
- Highest injury
- Fatal
- Fatal injuries
- 2
Piper PA-30
- N-number
- N502TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rule
- Non-US, non-commercial
- Purpose of flight
- UNK
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.