Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-28 in Lyakhsh

Date & Time: Jan 3, 1992
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-28706
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dushanbe - Lyakhsh
MSN:
1AJ006-16
YOM:
1989
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft was completing a special flight from Dushanbe to Lyakhsh on behalf of the Tajik Civil Aviation Department. For unknown reasons, the crew continued the approach at an insufficient altitude when the unstabilized aircraft struck the ground 210 metres short of runway and 50 metres to the right of its extended centerline. On impact, the undercarriage were torn off and the aircraft came to rest. All 13 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Wrong approach configuration.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver near Bostan

Date & Time: May 13, 1991
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
AP-AKR
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1121
YOM:
1958
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 40 km from Bostan. The crew was completing a flight on behalf of the Pakistan Ministry of Agriculture. There were no casualties while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante off Fernando de Noronha: 12 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1990 at 1940 LT
Operator:
Registration:
PT-FAW
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Fernando de Noronha - Recife
MSN:
110-368
YOM:
1981
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
The copilot was preparing the flight as the captain came late in the cockpit. The crew precipitated the departure and after takeoff from runway 12, while climbing by night, the aircraft rolled to the right, entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the Atlantic Ocean few hundred meters offshore. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all 12 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of the combination of the following factors:
- The crew suffered a spatial disorientation during initial climb,
- The operator was not equipped with effective systems for monitoring and training of personnel,
- Deficiencies in instruction,
- Poor crew coordination,
- The crew probably failed to follow the pre-takeoff checklist,
- Lack of crew experience on the type of aircraft,
- The inadequate assessment of certain operational aspects during the mission and the use of own piloting standards.
Final Report:

Crash of a Lockheed C-130H Hercules in Sibu: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1990 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M30-03
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kuching - Sibu
MSN:
4674
YOM:
1976
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
32
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The four engine aircraft was completing a special flight from Kuching to Sibu, carrying members of a delegation taking part to Royal visit in Sibu. On final approach to Sibu Airport, the crew was forced to shut down both engines n°3 and 4 for unknown reasons. The approach was continued and after touchdown, the aircraft deviated from the centerline to the left, veered off runway and collided with trees. A passenger was killed by unsecured baggages and three other occupants were seriously injured. The aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Rockwell Sabreliner 40R in Detroit

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1990 at 1540 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
N50CD
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tampa - Detroit
MSN:
282-42
YOM:
1965
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a flight from Tampa to Detroit on behalf of the Detroit City Police. After landing on runway 15 at Coleman A. Young Airport, the airplane encountered difficulties to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest. All six occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Cessna 402 off Manzanillo: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1989 at 2022 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
XB-EJJ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Manzanillo – Mexico City
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Five minutes after takeoff from Manzanillo Airport, while climbing by night, the twin engine aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the sea few hundred meters offshore. The wreckage sank by a depth of 80 meters and all seven occupants were killed, among them five police officers who were returning to Mexico City. The flight was completed on behalf of the Attorney General of the Republic.

Crash of a Learjet 25D off Posadas: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1989 at 1059 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
LV-MMV
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Buenos Aires - Posadas
MSN:
25-259
YOM:
1978
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight, the crew started an ILS approach to runway 01 at Posadas-Libertador General José San Martín Airport. As the aircraft was too high on the glide, the captain decided to abandon the approach and initiated a go-around. Few minutes later, he attempted to make a visual approach to runway 19. On final, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft struck the water surface and crashed in the Paraná River, few hundred meters offshore. Two passengers were killed while five other occupants were injured. Weather conditions were marginal at the time of the accident.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 in Colville Lake

Date & Time: May 27, 1989 at 1130 LT
Operator:
Registration:
C-FMPH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Colville Lake - Fort Good Hope
MSN:
319
YOM:
1971
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taking off from a gravel airstrip at Colville Lake, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and collided with an airport building. All five occupants were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Antonov AN-8 in Yerevan

Date & Time: Nov 20, 1988
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-26183
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
0B3440
YOM:
1960
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing at Yerevan-Erebuni Airport, the crew mistakenly raised the undercarriage. The aircraft sank on its belly and slid for few dozen meters before coming to rest on the runway. All occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander in Mali

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1987
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
TZ-ADN
Flight Type:
MSN:
2161
YOM:
1985
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Mali while completing a special flight on behalf of the Service de la Protection des Végétaux au Mali. Occupant's fate unknown. The accident occurred somewhere in October 1987, exact date unknown.