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Crash of a Dassault Falcon 50 in Kigali: 12 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 6, 1994 at 2028 LT
Registration:
9XR-NN
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dar es Salaam - Kigali - Bujumbura
MSN:
006
YOM:
1979
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
The aircraft was returning to Kigali after an official flight from Dar es Salaam, carrying members of Rwanda and Burundi government, among them both Presidents, who took part to a congress in Tanzania and ratified the Arusha Agreements. On short final to Kigali-Grégoire Kayibanda Airport runway 28, at a height of about 100 metres, the aircraft was struck by a SAM16 surface-to-air missile and crashed in the garden of the Presidency Residence, about 500 metres from the Kanombe Camp. The wreckage was found 1,850 metres short of runway 28. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 12 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Jacky Héraud, pilot,
Jean-Pierre Minaberry, copilot,
Jean-Michel Perrine, flight engineer.
Passengers:
Juvénal Habyarimana, President of the Republic of Rwanda,
General Déogratias Nsabimana, Chief of Staff of the Rwanda Armed Forces,
Major Thaddée Bagaragaza, orderly officer for President Habyarimana,
Colonel Elie Sagatwa, personnel secretary of President Habyarimana,
Ambassador Juvénal Renzaho, political affairs counselor to the presidency,
Dr Emmanuel Akingeneye, personnel doctor or President Habyarimana,
Cyprien Ntaryamira, President of the Republic of Burundi,
Bernard Ciza, Minister of Communication olf Burundi,
Cyriaque Simbizi, Minister of Planning of Burundi.
Crew:
Jacky Héraud, pilot,
Jean-Pierre Minaberry, copilot,
Jean-Michel Perrine, flight engineer.
Passengers:
Juvénal Habyarimana, President of the Republic of Rwanda,
General Déogratias Nsabimana, Chief of Staff of the Rwanda Armed Forces,
Major Thaddée Bagaragaza, orderly officer for President Habyarimana,
Colonel Elie Sagatwa, personnel secretary of President Habyarimana,
Ambassador Juvénal Renzaho, political affairs counselor to the presidency,
Dr Emmanuel Akingeneye, personnel doctor or President Habyarimana,
Cyprien Ntaryamira, President of the Republic of Burundi,
Bernard Ciza, Minister of Communication olf Burundi,
Cyriaque Simbizi, Minister of Planning of Burundi.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a SAM16 surface-to-air missile.
Final Report:
Crash of a Dassault Falcon 50 in Teterboro: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 10, 1985 at 1722 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N784B
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Morristown - Teterboro
MSN:
118
YOM:
1982
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Captain / Total hours on type:
817.00
Circumstances:
A Dassault Falcon 50 jet (N784B) and an Air Pegasus Piper PA-28-181 Archer (N1977H) collided about 1500 feet over the towns of Fairview and Cliffside Park, New Jersey, USA. The Falcon 50 was cleared for a standard instrument approach procedure in visual meteorological conditions and was in a left turn to position itself on the downwind leg to runway 19 at the Teterboro Airport, and the PA-28 was transiting the airport traffic area from west to east when they collided. The accident occurred 4 1/2 miles east-southeast at the edge of the airport traffic area in visual meteorological conditions. Both airplanes had been in radio contact with the Teterboro control tower. The flightcrew, the only occupants aboard the Falcon 50, and the pilot and two passengers onboard the PA-28 were killed. The Falcon 50 crashed into an apartment building killing one resident and seriously injuring two bystanders.
Probable cause:
A breakdown in air traffic control coordination which resulted in an air traffic conflict and the inability of the DA50 flightcrew to ‘see and avoid' the other aircraft due to:
- An erroneous and inadequate traffic advisory and
- The physiological limitations of human vision and reaction time at night.
Air traffic control management contributed to the accident by failing to insure that controllers were following prescribed procedures and by failing to recognize and correct operational deficiencies.
- An erroneous and inadequate traffic advisory and
- The physiological limitations of human vision and reaction time at night.
Air traffic control management contributed to the accident by failing to insure that controllers were following prescribed procedures and by failing to recognize and correct operational deficiencies.
Final Report:
Crash of a Dassault Falcon 50 in Lake Geneva
Date & Time:
May 12, 1985 at 1700 LT
Registration:
N1181G
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Chicago - Lake Geneva
MSN:
72
YOM:
1981
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total hours on type:
1050.00
Aircraft flight hours:
1373
Circumstances:
High sink rate developed on short final. Acft touched down 13 feet prior to runway before sink rate could be arrested. Landing gear collapsed after contacting edge of runway which is 7 inches higher than surrounding terrain. Tail section of aircraft caught fire just prior to coming to a complete stop 2,900 feet down the runway. Pilots who frequently fly in and out of the airport stated, wind shifts near the runway are common in gusty conditions because of hilly terrain.
Probable cause:
Occurrence #1: undershoot
Phase of operation: landing - flare/touchdown
Findings
1. (f) terrain condition - mountainous/hilly
2. (f) weather condition - gusts
3. (c) judgment - poor - pilot in command
4. (c) proper descent rate - uncontrolled - pilot in command
5. Remedial action - attempted - pilot in command
6. (f) proper touchdown point - not obtained - pilot in command
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Occurrence #2: on ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Phase of operation: landing - roll
Findings
7. (f) terrain condition - runway
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Occurrence #3: gear collapsed
Phase of operation: landing - roll
Findings
8. Landing gear - overload
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Occurrence #4: fire
Phase of operation: landing - roll
Phase of operation: landing - flare/touchdown
Findings
1. (f) terrain condition - mountainous/hilly
2. (f) weather condition - gusts
3. (c) judgment - poor - pilot in command
4. (c) proper descent rate - uncontrolled - pilot in command
5. Remedial action - attempted - pilot in command
6. (f) proper touchdown point - not obtained - pilot in command
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Occurrence #2: on ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Phase of operation: landing - roll
Findings
7. (f) terrain condition - runway
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Occurrence #3: gear collapsed
Phase of operation: landing - roll
Findings
8. Landing gear - overload
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Occurrence #4: fire
Phase of operation: landing - roll
Final Report:
