Date:	Monday 11 November 2024
Time:	08:50
Type:	Cessna 172R
Owner/operator:	Fujairah Aviation Academy
Registration:	A6-HSS
MSN:	17281521
Year of manufacture:	2008
Total airframe hrs:	12731 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	5 nm north off Khorfakkan -   United Arab Emirates
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Al-Fujairah-Fujairah International Airport (FJR/OMFJ)
Destination airport:	Al-Fujairah-Fujairah International Airport (FJR/OMFJ)
Investigating agency:	GCAA
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
A Cessna 172R, registration A6-HSS, callsign FUJ08, crashed into the sea during a training flight from Fujairah International Airport (OMFJ), United Arab Emirates. The student and an Instructor were killed.

The aircraft took off at about 08:29. At about 08:31, while climbing through 1,500 feet, the flight crew switched to Approach control, as instructed by Tower controller. At about 08:44, Approach controller instructed the Instructor to report when ready to return to OMFJ from the training area, and the Instructor acknowledged the instructions. Then,
at 08:48, the radar recording indicated a sudden drop in speed and a loss of altitude from 3,000 to 2,000 feet. Subsequently, at 08:50, the aircraft disappeared from the radar and the Approach controller made multiple attempts to contact the pilots, but no communication was established.

METAR OMFJ 110450Z 31002KT CAVOK 32/10 Q1017 RMK A3004

https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2024/11/12/fujairah-plane-crash-leaves-pilot-dead-and-one-missing/
https://x.com/hunnyhkr/status/1857754938828619936
https://www.facebook.com/aflyguyslounge/posts/1121100999680539

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
12-Nov-2024 12:41	gerard57	Added
13-Nov-2024 08:43	Petropavlovsk	Updated [Narrative, ]
16-Nov-2024 17:58	Dmitry	Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ]
23-Nov-2024 19:04	Dmitry	Updated [Date, Source, Narrative, ]
16-Dec-2024 13:20	ASN	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ]
16-Dec-2024 13:21	ASN	Updated [Location, ]