Fokker F27 Friendship

Operator:

Registration:

5A-DBR

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

10517

YOM:

1975

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

10734

Aircraft flight cycles:

6978

Circumstances:

Crashed upon landing at Kufra Airport for unknown reasons. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 400 on Misool Island

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1980

Type of aircraft:

Special Region of West Papua

Operator:

Registration:

PK-PFC

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

10339

YOM:

1967

Location:

Misool Island

Country:

Indonesia

Region:

Asia

Crew on board:

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

16534

Aircraft flight cycles:

7567

Circumstances:

While on a cargo flight, the airplane ran out of fuel. The crew attempted an emergency in a jungle on Misool Island. All four crew members were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 400 in Mawlamyine

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1980

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

XY-ADO

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Yangon - Mawlamyine

MSN:

10313

YOM:

1966

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

27365

Aircraft flight cycles:

27058

Circumstances:

After touchdown, the twin engine airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, rolled for few dozen meters and came to rest, broken in two. All 28 occupants were slightly injured.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 400M off Forcados: 30 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1980

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

NAF904

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Government

Survivors:

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Lagos - São Tomé

MSN:

10488

YOM:

1972

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

2250

Aircraft flight cycles:

2040

Circumstances:

The airplane was completing a special flight from Lagos to São Tomé, carrying a Nigerian delegation comprising Government officials, Army officers and journalists. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. While cruising in thunderstorm activity, the airplane went out of control, entered a dive and crashed into the sea (Gulf of Guinea) few km off Forcados. None of the 30 occupants survived the crash.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 600 in Kinshasa: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 8, 1980

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

9Q-CLP

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Site:

Democratic Republic of Congo

Schedule:

Kinshasa - Kinshasa

MSN:

10402

YOM:

1969

Location:

Kinshasa-N'Djili

Kinshasa City Province

Country:

Region:

Africa

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

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Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

14746

Aircraft flight cycles:

13269

Circumstances:

The crew was engaged in a local training flight at Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport. After takeoff, while climbing to a height of 200-400 feet, the airplane stalled and crashed in a huge explosion. All three crew members were killed. It was reported that the loss of control occurred while the crew was attempting to simulate an engine failure.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 200 in Sabhar

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1979

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

S2-ABG

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Dhaka - Dhaka

MSN:

10308

YOM:

1966

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

19210

Aircraft flight cycles:

24081

Circumstances:

The crew departed Dhaka Airport for a local training flight. While cruising at an altitude of 8,000 feet, the crew initiated a stall test program when both engines flamed out. Several attempts to restart the engines failed so the instructor regained control and attempted an emergency landing in Sabhar, about 15 km west of Dhaka Airport. On touchdown, the airplane struck an embankment, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. While all four crew members escaped with minor injuries, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Engine flameout for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 500 off Auckland: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1979 at 1435 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

ZK-NFC

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Gisborne - Auckland

MSN:

10456

YOM:

1971

Flight number:

NZ4374

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Region:

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

18718

Aircraft flight cycles:

25704

Circumstances:

On final approach to Auckland-Ardmore Airport, the aircraft's speed increased from 165 to 211 knots. The pilot-in-command (first officer) completed a last turn to join the runway 05 but was unable to locate it due to heavy showers. Too low, the airplane struck water surface and crashed in shallow water 1,025 meters short of runway 05 threshold. A pilot and a passenger were killed while two other occupants were injured.

Probable cause:

The accident was probably caused by the crew being misled, by a visual illusion in conditions of reduced visibility, into believing they were at a safe height and consequently failing to monitor the flight instruments sufficiently to confirm their aircraft maintained a safe approach path. The accident was the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 500 near Rodez: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1979 at 1726 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Air Rouergue

Registration:

F-BYAH

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Test

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Rodez - Rodez

MSN:

10570

YOM:

1978

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

6367

Captain / Total hours on type:

1021.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

1991

Copilot / Total hours on type:

1178

Aircraft flight hours:

1704

Aircraft flight cycles:

1366

Circumstances:

The crew departed Rodez-Marcillac Airport at 1715LT on a local test flight following a two-month maintenance period after the aircraft was suffering vibrations during preceding flights. On board were two pilots of Air Rouergue, two engineers from the same operator, a Fokker technician and one pilot from Air Alpes. The test program was short, about 15 minutes, with two circuits planned at an altitude of 7,000 feet over the Rodez beacon. On approach to runway 31, the crew was supposed to complete a level off at 4,400 feet QNH but continued the descent until the airplane struck a mountain shrouded in clouds and located about 17 km from the airport. One of the passenger was seriously injured while five other occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Failure of the crew to level off at the prescribed altitude either due to inadequate monitoring when passing through 4,400 feet or an altimeter setting error by confusion between QNH and QFE. Other factors were a lack of flight preparation; non use of the radio altimeter and a possible CofG outside limits affecting the longitudinal maneuverability. Also, no approach card was evident in the cockpit for this aerodrome and the presence of an additional person on the flight deck may have distracted the crew.

Final Report:

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 200 in Karachi: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 15, 1978

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

AP-ATO

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Site: