Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 in Shashgow Ghazni: 19 killed

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1983
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Operator:
Registration:
YA-GAZ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Tarinkot - Kabul
MSN:
395
YOM:
1974
Location:
Shashgow Ghazni
Ghazni
Country:
Afghanistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
17
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
19
Circumstances:
After departure from Tarinkot (Urozgan) Airport bound for Kabul, weather conditions deteriorated. The crew decided to climb to an altitude of 18,500 feet under VFR mode. While flying in poor weather conditions, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed on the slope of a mountain located in Shashgow Ghazni. All 19 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control after the crew continued under VFR mode in adverse weather conditions. It was also determined that the crew suffered physical impairment due to a lack of oxygen while flying at high altitude.

Crash of a Cessna 402C in the Atlantic Ocean

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1983 at 1246 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 402
Operator:
Registration:
N26506
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Fort Lauderdale - Treasure Cay
MSN:
402C-0340
YOM:
1980
Location:
Atlantic Ocean
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
2999
Captain / Total hours on type:
190.00
Aircraft flight hours:
2051
Circumstances:
The aircraft was ditched in the Atlantic Ocean following engine failure. The pilot estimated fuel on board during pre-flight from the electronic fuel gauges. The aircraft flew two hours and 16 minutes before the engines quit in a mode of fuel exhaustion with surging prior to stopping. Post accident investigation using fuel slips revealed a fuel burn within 10 to 15 gallons of fuel exhaustion. The fuel gauges failed on the last leg of the flight and the passengers stated the pilot paid a lot of attention to these gauges. The pilot wanted to divert to Freeport but did not because the weather was below minimums. After ditching the aircraft sank in 800 feet of water. All three occupants were rescued.
Probable cause:
Occurrence #1: loss of engine power(total) - non mechanical
Phase of operation: cruise - normal
Findings
1. (f) fluid,fuel - exhaustion
2. (c) fuel supply - misjudged - pilot in command
3. (f) engine instruments,fuel quantity gauge - erratic
4. (c) refueling - not possible - pilot in command
5. (c) fuel consumption calculations - inaccurate - pilot in command
6. (c) procedures/directives - improper - pilot in command
7. (c) preflight planning/preparation - inadequate - pilot in command
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Occurrence #2: ditching
Phase of operation: landing - flare/touchdown
Final Report:

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Kludnevo: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1983 at 1032 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-84586
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kaluga - Kirov
MSN:
1G189-53
YOM:
1980
Location:
Kludnevo
Kaluga oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft departed Kaluga-Grabtsevo Airport at 1000LT on a flight to Kirov, carrying four passengers, two pilots and a load of 910 kilos of cargo. About half an hour into the flight, the aircraft lost height and descended until it struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located 1,5 km southeast of Kludnevo. Two passengers were injured while four other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. Technical examination of the engine could not determine if it was running at full power at impact and the assumption that the collector failed in flight was not ruled out.

Crash of a Hawker-Siddeley HS.121 Trident 2E in Fuzhou

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1983
Type of aircraft:
Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident
Operator:
Registration:
B-260
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
2167
YOM:
1975
Location:
Fuzhou
Fujian
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
90
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown at Fuzhou Airport, the three engine airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, lost its nose gear and came to rest few dozen meters further. All 96 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 near Bétérou

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1983
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Operator:
Registration:
TY-BBL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
737
YOM:
1981
Location:
Bétérou
Borgou
Country:
Benin
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Koko, in the region of Bétérou. There were no casualties.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Cherkasy

Date & Time: Feb 23, 1983
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-84571
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G189-38
YOM:
1980
Location:
Cherkasy
Cherkasy Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the copilot took over the controls after the captain went into the baggage compartment. After he got distracted, the copilot lost control of the airplane that crashed near Cherkasy. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
In-flight loss of control after the copilot got distracted.

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

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1983
Type of aircraft:
Britten-Norman Islander
Operator:
Registration:
LN-MAF
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
441
YOM:
1975
Location:
Båtsfjord
Finnmark
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. There were no casualties.

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

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1983 at 1102 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Operator:
Registration:
N361V
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Boise - Hailey
MSN:
361
YOM:
1973
Flight number:
SPA868
Location:
Hailey-Friedman Memorial
Idaho
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
12000
Captain / Total hours on type:
1000.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
275
Copilot / Total hours on type:
100
Aircraft flight hours:
4767
Circumstances:
About 1100 mst, on February 15,1983, a Sierra Pacific Airlines DHC-6, operating as Transwestern Flight 868, crashed during its final approach to a landing on runway 31, 1.7 mile south of the Friedman Memorial Airport at Hailey, Idaho. Flight 868 was a regularly scheduled commuter passenger flight between Boise and Hailey, Idaho. There were two flightcrew members and six passengers on board the flight. One passenger escaped with minor injuries, but all the other occupants sustained serious injuries in the accident. There was no fire. About 800 feet above the small town of Bellevue, 2 miles south of the airport, the captain reduced power in order to configure the airplane for its final approach. Immediately afterward, the captain realized that he had lost eleva control of the airplane. The airplane nosed over and descended steeply. The captain attempted to control the pitch of the airplane by adding power; it began to recover but it crash landed on a highway in a slight nosedown attitude, with the right wing slightly down The airplane then veered off the highway, struck a 4-foot-high snowbank, and broke apart.
Probable cause:
The in-flight loss of elevator control following separation of the control rod from the torque tube at a connection where the company's maintenance department had used a non-standard, unsecured bolt, which the company's inspection department had failed to detect. Contributing to the accident was the company's failure to maintain the separation of maintenance and inspection functions required by the maintenance program approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, and the failure of the FAA to detect the company's deviation from approved maintenance procedures during surveillance inspection.
Final Report:

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 near Shamattawa

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1983
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Registration:
C-FBKX
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
16065/32813
YOM:
1945
Location:
Shamattawa
Manitoba
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 700 feet, the crew encountered technical problems with the left engine. The propeller was feathered but as the aircraft was overloaded, it was unable to maintain altitude, descended into trees and eventually crashed in a snow covered area. All four occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine following the failure of a connecting rod. The fact that the aircraft was overloaded was considered as a contributing factor.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 near Volgograd

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1983
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-32320
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G97-32
YOM:
1968
Location:
Volgograd
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the district of Kikvidzensky, north of Volgograd city, while flying in below weather minima conditions.
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