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Aircraft
Crashes Record Office
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Bureau d'Archives
des Accidents Aéronautiques
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Accident description
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Date & Time
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19DEC2008 at 1115LT
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Type of Aircraft
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Operator
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Registration
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YJ-RV2
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Location
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Espiritu Santo
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Flight number
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Schedule
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Olpoi - Luganville
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Construction number
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172
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Year of manufacture
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1970
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Crew on board
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1
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Pax on board
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9
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Crew fatalities
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1
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Pax fatalities
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0
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Other fatalities
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0
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Total fatalities
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1
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Circumstances
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The aircraft left Olpoi airport at 1058LT. While cruising at 1,300 metres in bad weather conditions, the aircraft hit trees and crashed in the slope of a mountain, in the center of Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu. The pilot was killed while all passengers were injured. |
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