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Boeing 737 incident near Khartoum, Sd, September 12, 2020

On September 12, 2020, a Boeing 737, registered C5BDB, suffered minor damage in an incident during taxi (from runway) near Khartoum (Khartoum International Airport). It was flown under foreign airline rules (Part 129). The NTSB record does not give the injuries.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
September 12, 2020
Place
Khartoum, Sudan · Khartoum International Airport · map
Type
Incident
Injuries
The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 737 500 · all 737s on the register
Registration
C5BDB · no longer on the register
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Miscellaneous/other during taxi (from runway) defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Operator: Badr Air Lines

The flight

  • Departed from: CAI Cairo

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

The NTSB has not released the docket for this case yet. The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), is usually released when the investigation is nearly complete, and the list here is refreshed when it appears. Check at the NTSB.

Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.