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DuBois - Harrisburg

MSN:

4146

YOM:

1941

Location:

DuBois-Jefferson County

Pennsylvania

Country:

United States of America

Region:

North America

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Captain / Total flying hours:

17177

Captain / Total hours on type:

3300.00

Aircraft flight hours:

13901

Circumstances:

While taking off from runway 25 at DuBois-Jefferson County Airport, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway to the left, went down an embankment and came to rest in a wooded area. All 11 occupants were injured while the aircraft was destroyed. The pilot, inexperienced and unqualified in the DC-3, was making the takeoff with a 7-knot crosswind and with an unlocked tailwheel.

Probable cause:

The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was loss of control at takeoff because of the inexperience of the unqualified pilot making the takeoff and because of the failure of the experienced pilot in the right seat to assume timely control. The accident sequence was initiated by the poor judgment of the pilot-in-command in allowing an unqualified pilot to make the takeoff and by the Regional Director's assuming the left seat which was contrary to his own operating rules to assure that this aircraft was operated by qualified pilots at their respective duty stations.

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Crash of a Dornier DO.28B-1 in Kaohsiung

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1974

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.28A/B

Operator:

Taiwanese Government

Registration:

B-125

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Flight

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Landing (descent or approach)

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3103

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Crashed in unknown circumstances while flying on behalf of the Civil Aviation Authority of Taiwan.

Crash of a Gulfstream GII in Lomé: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 26, 1974

Type of aircraft:

Gulfstream GII

Operator:

Togolese Government

Registration:

5V-TAA

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Schedule:

Niamey - Lomé

MSN:

149

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1974

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The airplane was returning to Lomé after the President of Niger Mr. Seyni Kountche was brought back in Niamey following an international conference in Lomé. On approach to Lomé Airport, the airplane crashed few km short of runway. The captain, the flight engineer and a passenger were killed while two other passengers and the copilot were injured. The aircraft, brand new, was destroyed. It completed its first flight last July 17 and accumulated 50 flight hours for 35 cycles only.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-35-DL in Sara Kawa: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1974

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Operator:

Togolese Air Force - Forces aériennes togolaises

Registration:

5V-MAG

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Government of the Province of Misiones

Schedule:

Lomé - Sara Kawa

MSN:

9803

YOM:

1943

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On approach to Sara Kawa Airport, at an altitude of 50 meters, the airplane nosed down and crashed 800 meters short of runway threshold. Both pilots and four passengers were killed while 13 other occupants were injured, among them The President of the Togolese Republic Gnassingbé Éyadéma and several high ranking officers.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident was not determined. However, the Togolese Presidency did not rule out the assumption of sabotage.

Crash of a Beechcraft A65-8200 Queen Air in Puerto Iguazú: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1973 at 2032 LT

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft 65 Queen Air

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Registration:

LV-JIY

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Buenos Aires – Puerto Iguazú

MSN:

LC-315

YOM:

1969

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While approaching Puerto Iguazú, the pilot informed ground about fire in the cabin and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in flames about 10 km south of the airport. A passenger was seriously injured while five other occupants were killed, including the pilot. The Governor Irrazábal and vice-Governor Ayrault were flying back to Ciudad del Este following a meeting in Buenos Aires with the President of the Argentine Republic Juan Domingo Perón. 67 days after the accident, Mrs. María Susana Irrazábal, the only survivor, died in unclear circumstances (a septicemia was suspected).
Passengers:
Mr. Juan Manuel Irrazábal, Governor of the Province of Misiones, †
Mrs. Irrazábal, spouse of the Governor, †
Mrs. María Susana Irrazábal, daughter of the Governor,
Mr. César Napoleón Ayrault, vice-Governor of the Province of Misiones, †
Mrs. Ayrault, spouse of the vice-Governor. †

Probable cause:

The cause of the accident was not determined with certainty.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Yemen: 25 killed

Date & Time: Apr 30, 1973

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-3

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Flight

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Max Holste M.H.1521M Broussard

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The airplane was completing a flight on behalf of the Yemenite Government, carrying diplomats and politicians back from a conference in Aden. In unknown circumstances, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the Hadramaout Mountain Range. The wreckage was found few hours later and all 25 occupants have been killed, among them Mohammed Saleh Aulaqi, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Crash of a Max Holste M.H. 1521M Broussard in Argentina

Date & Time: Dec 15, 1971

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Registration:

PG-335

Flight Type:

Western Bahr el Ghazal (غرب بحر الغزال)

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

22C

YOM:

1958

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Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Argentina. The occupant's fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Dornier DO.28B-1 in Wau: 8 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1971

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.28A/B

Operator:

Government of Sudan

Registration:

ST-ADN

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MSN:

3105

Location:

Wau

Country:

South Sudan

Region:

Africa

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Shortly after takeoff from Wau Airport, while in initial climb, the twin engine airplane stalled and crashed into a popular area by the airport. All seven occupants on board the aircraft were injured while eight people on the ground were killed.

Crash of a Beechcraft B70 Queen Air near Fowler: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1971 at 0804 LT

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft 70 Queen Air

Operator:

Texas Department of Corrections

Registration:

N1384A

Flight Phase:

Flight

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