Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Vieques – Culebra

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1968

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Captain / Total flying hours:

1800

Captain / Total hours on type:

475.00

Circumstances:

On approach to Culebra Island Airport, the pilot encountered unfavorable weather conditions and decided to land on runway 13 instead of runway 31. After the twin engine aircraft passed over the last hill, it landed hard and bounced several times. The pilot initiated a go-around manoeuvre when the airplane struck a house and crashed. The pilot and a passenger were seriously injured while six other occupants were slightly injured.

Probable cause:

The accident was the result of a poor judgment on part of the pilot. The following factors were reported:
- Delayed in initiating go-around,
- Unfavorable wind conditions,
- Evasive maneuver to avoid collision,
- Downdrafts, updrafts,
- Downwind approach.

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Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Ban Boum: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1971

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-3

Operator:

Lao Airlines

Registration:

XW-TFC

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Crashed in unknown circumstances near Ban Boum. Both pilots were killed while the passenger survived.

Crash of a Beechcraft 65-B80 Queen Air in Armenia: 9 killed

Date & Time: Dec 16, 1971 at 1309 LT

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft 80 Queen Air

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Registration:

HK-844

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Takeoff (climb)

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Armenia - Bogotá

MSN:

LD-307

YOM:

1966

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Shortly after takeoff from Armenia-El Edén Airport, while in initial climb, the pilot encountered engine problems and elected to return when control was lost. The airplane crashed on a hilly terrain located 5 km from the airfield and was totally destroyed. All nine occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Engine failure during initial climb.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 near Baykit

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1971

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

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CCCP-98348

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Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748

Site:

Plain, Valley

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1 105 473 14

YOM:

1958

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While flying at low height, the single engine aircraft hit the ground and crashed. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748-224-2 near Cumbum: 21 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1971 at 1225 LT

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VT-DXG

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Mountains

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Trivandrum - Madurai

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512

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1968

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While cruising in marginal weather conditions from Trivandrum to Madurai at an altitude of 5,200 feet, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the Megamalai Mountain Range, some 90 km southwest of Madurai Airport. The wreckage was found southeast of Cumbum. All four crew members and 17 passengers were killed while 10 others were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the aircraft was off course to the north by 46 km at the time of the accident, probably due to a navigation error on part of the flying crew who misinterpreted some instruments settings.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Tashkent

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1971

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

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CCCP-33164

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Tashkent Province (Toshkent viloyati)

MSN:

1 144 473 20

YOM:

1960

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Tashkent

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Uzbekistan

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Asia

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On approach, the aircraft went out of control and crashed after being caught by winds that were above the permitted speed. The aircraft was destroyed and there were no casualties.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 200 near Kapoeta: 10 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1971

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F27 Friendship

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ST-AAY

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Western Equatoria (غرب الاستوائية)

Site:

Plain, Valley

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Khartoum - Malakal

MSN:

10238

YOM:

1963

Location:

Kapoeta

Country:

South Sudan

Region:

Africa

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Aircraft flight hours:

13364

Aircraft flight cycles:

9298

Circumstances:

En route from Khartoum to Malakal, the crew was unable to receive the Malakal NDB so the captain decided to divert to Juba. For unknown reason, the crew was unable to receive the Juba NDB as well and due to fuel shortage, the crew decided to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a wooded area located near Kapoeta. Local guerilla members evacuated 32 wounded people while 10 others were killed, among them the captain, Mr. Westwood.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Saratov: 57 killed

Date & Time: Dec 1, 1971 at 2148 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-24

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CCCP-46788

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Sverdlovsk - Ufa - Saratov

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57301705

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1965

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SU2174

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Aircraft flight hours:

10913

Aircraft flight cycles:

8544

Circumstances:

On approach to Saratov-Tsentralny Airport by night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with fog, clouds from 100 to 1,000 meters and icing conditions. While approaching at an altitude of 400 meters with flaps and landing gear up, the aircraft nosed down to a 7-9° angle then rolled to the right. It descended with a high vertical speed before crashing in flames 13 km short of runway threshold. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and the wreckage was found 1,300 meters to the right of the approach path. All 57 occupants have been killed.

Probable cause:

The aircraft was approaching at an estimated speed of 240-260 km/h with flaps retracted when it rolled to the right and started an uncontrolled descent with a high vertical speed. It is believed that the loss of control was probably caused by an excessive accumulation of ice on fuselage and wings which adversely modified the aerodynamic characteristics of the aircraft. Investigations determined that the aircraft had flown in icing conditions for a period of 3 minutes and 50 seconds, resulting in an accumulation of 15 millimeters of ice. The reason why the flaps were not deployed could not be determined.

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

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1971

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

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CCCP-62760

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