Government

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Tuzla - Dubrovnik

MSN:

20696

YOM:

1973

Flight number:

IFO21

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Circumstances:

A United States Air Force Boeing T-43A (USAF designation for the Boeing 737-200) was destroyed after impacting a hillside during an NDB approach to Dubrovnik Airport, Croatia. All 35 on board were killed. The aircraft was engaged in a mission to fly United States Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown and a delegation of industry executives around the region for visits. The party was to be flown from Zagreb to Tuzla and Dubrovnik before returning to Zagreb. Operating with a call sign of IFO21, the accident aircraft departed Zagreb at 06:24 hours. The crew landed at Tuzla at 07:15 after an uneventful flight. The passengers deplaned, and the aircraft was then repositioned to Split because of insufficient ramp space at Tuzla to park the aircraft for the duration of the visit. At 12:47, the aircraft landed at Tuzla, where the passengers reboarded. The accident flight departed Tuzla for Dubrovnik at 13:55. After crossing Split at 14:34 the flight was cleared to descend from FL210 to FL140. Further descent clearance was given to FL100. After the aircraft reached FL100 at 14:45, south of Split VOR, Zagreb Center transferred control to Dubrovnik Approach/Tower. The controller cleared IFO21 direct to the Kolocep (KLP) NDB. After opposite-direction traffic had been cleared, IFO21 was cleared to descend to 5000 feet. At 14:52, the crew told Dubrovnik Approach/Tower that they were 16 NM from the airport. They were cleared to descend to 4,000 feet and told to report crossing the KLP beacon. At 14:53, the aircraft crossed KLP, which was the Final Approach Fix (FAF), at 4100 feet and began the approach without approach clearance from Dubrovnik Tower. At that point the aircraft was slightly high and fast and not completely configured for the approach, as it should have been. At 14:54, the copilot of IFO21 called Dubrovnik Approach/Tower and said, "We’re inside the locator, inbound." IFO21 was then cleared for the NDB approach to runway 12. The aircraft tracked a course of 110 degrees after crossing KLP, instead of tracking the published course of 119 degrees. The aircraft maintained this track from KLP to the point of impact. The accident aircraft descended to 2200 feet which was consistent with the published minimum descent altitude of 2,150 feet. At 14:57, the aircraft impacted a rocky mountainside approximately 1.7 NM to the left (northeast) of the extended runway centerline and 1.8 NM north of the approach end of runway 12 at Dubrovnik Airport.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain. The following findings were reported:
- The command failure to comply with directives that required a review of all instrument approach procedures, not approved by the Defense Dept,
- Preflight planning errors, combined with errors made during the flight made by the aircrew,
- Improper design of the Dubrovnik NDB.

Crash of a BAe 125-700B in Kano: 14 killed

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1996 at 2020 LT

Type of aircraft:

BAe 125

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Registration:

5N-AXO

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Lagos - Kano

MSN:

257196

YOM:

1983

Location:

Kano

Country:

Nigeria

Region:

Africa

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The approach to Kano-Mallam Aminu Kano Airport was completed by night but in good weather conditions. On final, the aircraft struck the ground and crashed in a field located 7,2 km short of runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all 14 occupants were killed, among them Ibrahim Abacha aged 28, son of General Sani Abacha, President of the Republic of Nigeria. It is unclear if the accident was the result of a controlled flight into terrain or if the aircraft suffered an engine problems or if it was shot down.

Crash of a Beechcraft E90 King Air at La Carlota AFB: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1995

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft 90 King Air

Operator:

Registration:

YV-O-NCE-2

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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La Carlota-General Francisco de Miranda AFB (Caracas)

Schedule:

La Carlota – Maracay

MSN:

LW-201

YOM:

1976

Location:

Caracas Federal District

Country:

Venezuela

Region:

South America

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Circumstances:

The twin engine aircraft was completing a flight from La Carlota to the El Libertador AFB in Maracay on behalf of the National Institute for Cooperation and Education. Shortly after takeoff from La Carlota-General Francisco de Miranda AFB, while climbing, the aircraft rolled to the right, lost height and crashed, bursting into flames. All seven occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Failure of the right engine shortly after takeoff for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II in General Villegas: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1995 at 1600 LT

Type of aircraft:

Piper PA-31 Cheyenne

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Registration:

GN-705

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Campo de Mayo - General Villegas

MSN:

31-8020092

YOM:

1980

Location:

General Villegas

Buenos Aires province

Country:

Argentina

Region:

South America

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The twin engine aircraft was completing a liaison flight from Campo de Mayo AFB in Buenos Aires and General Villegas. On approach to General Villegas Airport, the crew encountered very bad weather conditions with thunderstorm activity, heavy rain falls and turbulences. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed few km from the airfield, killing all four occupants. The aircraft had the dual registration GN-705 and LV-OIF (civil).

Crash of a Harbin Yunsunji Y-12-II in Bom Jesus

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1995

Type of aircraft:

Harbin Yunsunji Y-12

Operator:

Registration:

PNP-224

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Survivors:

Yes

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MSN:

0072

YOM:

1993

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After touchdown, the twin engine airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest 200 metres further. All eight occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Ground accident of an Ilyushin II-22M-15 in Almaty

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1995

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-22

Operator:

Registration:

UN-75915

Flight Phase:

Taxiing

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Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Federal Border Guard Aviation Command

MSN:

29640 17101

YOM:

1983

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The II-22 operated by the Kazakh government collided with an Antonov AN-12 at Almaty Airport. The accident occurred in unknown circumstances and while the AN-12 suffered minor damages, the II-22 was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties. The accident occurred somewhere in January 1995, exact date unknown.

Crash of an Antonov AN-72 in Vorkuta

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1994

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-72

Operator:

Registration:

RA-72960

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Survivors:

Yes

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Beechcraft 200 Super King Air

MSN:

36572093865

YOM:

1981

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During the takeoff roll at Vorkuta, the left engine suffered a hydraulic failure. The crew lost control of the aircraft that deviated to the left, veered off runway and came to rest, bursting into flames. All 34 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air near Sundar Nagar: 11 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1994 at 0905 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

VT-EUJ

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Chandigarh – Kulu-Bhuntar

MSN:

BB-1456

YOM:

1993

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Captain / Total flying hours:

7503

Captain / Total hours on type:

113.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

6412

Copilot / Total hours on type:

Aircraft flight hours:

153

Aircraft flight cycles:

186

Circumstances:

The twin engine aircraft departed Chandigarh Airport at 0850LT on a flight to Kulu-Bhuntar, carrying eight passengers and three crew members, among them Surendra Nath, Governor of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh along with his family members. While in cruising altitude, the crew encountered limited visibility due to cumulus when the aircraft struck trees and rocks and crashed on the slope of a mountain located in the Kamrunag Mountain Range, about 18,5 km southeast of Sundar Nagar, some 50 km south of Kulu-Bhuntar Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The accident was caused due to serious errors on the part of the flight crew by not strictly adhering to the VFR conditions for flight to Bhuntar Airfield. As a result, the aircraft after encountering cumulus clouds enroute, deviated from the pre-determined route and collided with the hilltop covered with clouds.
The contributed factors to the accident were:
- Existence of bad weather enroute with cumulus clouds in layers covering the hill tops;
- Pilots not conversant with the topography of the mountains in the region;
- Failure on the part of the flight crew not to refer and follow the maps of the region;
- Mental pressure on the pilot-in-command to complete the flight in time with a view to meet the subsequent flight commitments;
- Failure on the part of the copilot to bring out flight deviations to the notice of the commander,
- Disregard of procedures, regulations and instructions on part of the pilot,
- Operational decision.

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Crash of a Dassault Falcon 50 in Kigali: 12 killed

Date & Time: Apr 6, 1994 at 2028 LT

Type of aircraft:

Dassault Falcon 50

Operator:

Rwandese Government

Registration:

9XR-NN

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