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Accidents · NTSB GAA26WA178 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Cessna 208 accident near Jubasu, Outside the U.S., April 27, 2026

On April 27, 2026 at about 9:45 am local time, a Cessna 208, registered N5YNOK, was destroyed in an accident near Jubasu, Outside the U.S.. It was flown under rules the NTSB did not record. 14 people were killed.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

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

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
April 27, 2026 · about 9:45 am local time · cases in 2026
Place
Jubasu, Sudan
Type
Accident
Injuries
14 people were killed.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 208 · all 208s on the register
Registration
N5YNOK · not in the FAA's current or past register files
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Flight · rules the NTSB did not record

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

What happened, in order

  1. Unknown or undetermined during unknown defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Not recorded

Weather at the time

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

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Flight crew1
Passengers13

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.

Connections how this case links to the rest of the register

Aircraft
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  • Cessna 72,678 aircraft on the register
Place

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/GAA26WA178.json.

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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 does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.