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On approach, at a distance of 17 km, the pilot reported his position and had the runway in sight. Wind was from 240 at five knots. Weather was good. On short final, he reported to ATC and was cleared to land when the airplane went out of control and plunged into the sea about 2 km from the runway threshold. 26 occupants were rescued while 23 others were killed, among them both pilots.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 near Tashtagol: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 7, 1982 at 2042 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-02183

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Kemerovo – Novokuznetsk – Tashtagol

MSN:

1122 473 02

YOM:

1959

Flight number:

SU6758

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Aircraft flight hours:

16746

Aircraft flight cycles:

20227

Circumstances:

On the leg from Novokuznetsk to Tashtagol of a flight from Kemerovo to Tashtagol, the crew encountered below minima weather conditions with low clouds and rain/snow falls. The crew decided to continue and deviated from the prescribed flight path to the left by 8 km when the airplane crashed at a height of 1,050 metres into the wooded slope of the cloud covered Mt Pustag (1,570 metres high) located some 25 km north of Tashtagol. All three crew members including a check pilot and both passengers were killed.

Probable cause:

The crew decided to continue the flight in below weather conditions and failed to return.

Crash of a Hawker-Siddeley HS.121 Trident 2E near Guilin: 112 killed

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1982 at 1645 LT

Type of aircraft:

Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident

Operator:

Registration:

B-266

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Guangzhou - Guilin

MSN:

2170

YOM:

1975

Flight number:

CA3302

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Pax on board:

104

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Total fatalities:

112

Circumstances:

While descending to Guilin Airport on a flight from Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls. In limited visibility, the three engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Yangsu located about 40 km from Guilin. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 112 occupants were killed.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24V in Iraq

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1982

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-24

Operator:

Registration:

YI-AEO

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

87304602

YOM:

1978

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On final approach to an airport somewhere in Iraq, one of the wing dropped and struck the ground. The aircraft crash landed short of runway. The occupant's fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Swearingen SA226TC Metro II in South Africa

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1982

Type of aircraft:

Swearingen SA226 Metro II

Operator:

Registration:

ZS-KYA

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

MSN:

TC-331

YOM:

1980

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Suffered an accident somewhere in South Africa. There were no casualties.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2T in Yakutia

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1982

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-62489

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

1G42-37

YOM:

1964

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Suffered an accident in unknown circumstances somewhere in Yakutia. Went through the ice and partially sank. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Vickers 745D Viscount near Quetame: 21 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1982 at 1525 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers Viscount

Operator:

Registration:

HK-2382

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Villavicencio - Bogotá

MSN:

212

YOM:

1956

Flight number:

RS217

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Circumstances:

While flying at an altitude of 7,700 feet in stormy weather, the four engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain located near Quetame. The wreckage was found few hours later and all 21 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Fokker F28 Fellowship 1000 in Bandar Lampung: 27 killed

Date & Time: Mar 20, 1982

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F28 Fellowship

Operator:

Registration:

PK-GVK

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Jakarta – Bandar Lampung

MSN:

11078

YOM:

1974

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Aircraft flight hours:

15760

Aircraft flight cycles:

14372

Circumstances:

Following an uneventful flight from Jakarta-Kemayoran Airport, the crew initiated the approach to Bandar Lampung-Branti Airport. After landing on a wet runway, the airplane encountered difficulties and was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, lost its undercarriage and slid for about 750 meters before coming to rest in flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all 27 occupants were killed.

Crash of an Airbus A300B4-203 in Sanaa

Date & Time: Mar 17, 1982 at 0810 LT

Type of aircraft:

Airbus A300

Operator:

Registration:

F-BVGK

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Sanaa - Cairo - Paris

MSN:

070

YOM:

1979

Flight number:

AF125

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Pax on board:

111

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Aircraft flight hours:

9053

Aircraft flight cycles:

3376

Circumstances:

During the takeoff roll at Sana'a Intl Airport, at a speed of 95 knots, the crew noticed a loud bang followed by vibrations. The captain decided to abandon the takeoff procedure and initiated an emergency braking maneuver. The airplane came to rest on runway with its right wing on fire. All 124 occupants were evacuated safely, nevertheless, two passengers were slightly injured. The aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

The accident directly resulted from the uncontained explosion of a first stage high pressure turbine disk of the right hand engine. The propagation of a low cycle fatigue crack on one of the embossments of the disk rim was at the origin of the disk fracture. This cracks, which existed before, had not been detected during the inspection conducted in the operator's workshops, according to the method defined by the manufacturer and in accordance with the requirements of the airworthiness authority. The investigations showed that it was necessary, not only to reduce the intervals between the inspections of these disks and conduct two independent sequential inspections, but also to modify the design and make sure they were progressively replaced by the new type. It seems obvious that the limit life validation methods used at the time of the accident, were still insufficient, as far as the probability of non-detection of cracks was concerned.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 near Gamvik: 15 killed

Date & Time: Mar 11, 1982 at 1327 LT

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter

Operator:

Registration:

LN-BNK

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Kirkenes – Vadsø – Vardø – Båtsfjord – Berlevåg – Mehamn – Honningsvåg – Alta

MSN:

568

YOM:

1977

Flight number:

WF933

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

8474

Captain / Total hours on type:

5011.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

1830

Copilot / Total hours on type:

918

Aircraft flight hours:

9925

Aircraft flight cycles:

20953

Circumstances:

The twin engine airplane departed Kirkenes on a regular schedule service (flight WF933) to Alta with intermediate stops in Vadsø, Vardø, Båtsfjord, Berlevåg, Mehamn and Honningsvåg. The aircraft departed Berlevåg Airport at 1319LT and the crew reported to Mehamn Aerodrome Flight Information Service (AFIS) at 1322 that he was at an altitude of 2,000 feet over the Tanafjord with an ETA in Mehamn at 1333LT. Mehamn AFIS called flight 933 at 1335 but did not receive any answer. As the aircraft failed to arrive in Mehamn, SAR operations were initiated. The wreckage was located two days later in the Tanafjord mouth, at a depth of 40 meters, about 6 km southeast of Gamvik. All 15 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. However, it is believed that the accident was the consequence of a loss of control in-flight after the vertical stabilizer failed due to the combination of altitude turbulences, strong winds, unfavorable atmospheric currents and inappropriate reaction on part of the flying crew.

The accident occurred during a NATO military exercise, within a self-declared no-fly zone for allied military aircraft. A report in 1987 that radar had observed an unidentified aircraft which was on a collision course with the Twin Otter caused a second investigation to be started. It was concluded that the existence of other aircraft in the area could be ruled out; and that no other airborne objects could have caused the accident. The debate about the accident resurfaced in 1997 when several sources claimed there was new or overlooked evidence of the involvement of NATO aircraft. The Accident Investigation Board Norway (AIBN) decided in 1997 to investigate the new claims and concluded that there was no evidence to support these claims. The accident was ordered investigated again in November 2002 after a retired Norwegian air traffic controller said one of the Harrier pilots, involved in a mission about the time of the accident, had requested an immediate landing because of technical problems. The report was published on 20 September 2005. It fully supported the findings of all three previous reports and found no evidence for an impact with a Harrier or any other aircraft.

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