Sana&#039;a (صنعاء)

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Military

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4827

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1979

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After landing at Sanaa Airport, the four engine aircraft veered off runway and came to rest, bursting into flames. All occupants escaped uninjured. The fire was quickly extinguished but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 in Sanaa: 58 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1992 at 1200 LT

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Antonov AN-12

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Military

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Hadibu - Aden

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The four engine aircraft departed Hadibu Airport (Socotra) on a flight to Aden, carrying 52 passengers and six crew members, among them 36 civilians and 16 military personnels. On approach to Aden-Khormaksar Airport, the crew was instructed by ATC to initiate a go-around and to follow a holding pattern as the airport was closed to traffic due to poor weather conditions with a sandstorm. Few minutes later, the captain was cleared to divert to Sanaa Airport located 300 km north of his position. On approach to Sanaa Airport, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a desert area located 10 km short of runway. All 58 occupants were killed.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-18V in Sana'a

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1984

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-18

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LZ-BEP

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Sofia - Sana'a

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185 0081 05

YOM:

1965

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The approach to Sana'a Airport was completed in a nose-down attitude, causing the aircraft to land nose gear first. The aircraft bounced four times then landed firmly. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, it overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. All 18 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Wrong approach configuration on part of the flying crew.

Crash of an Airbus A300B4-203 in Sanaa

Date & Time: Mar 17, 1982 at 0810 LT

Type of aircraft:

Airbus A300

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F-BVGK

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Sanaa - Cairo - Paris

MSN:

070

YOM:

1979

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AF125

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111

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Aircraft flight hours:

9053

Aircraft flight cycles:

3376

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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.

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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 Boeing 707-430 in Sanaa

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1977

Type of aircraft:

Boeing 707

Operator:

Pearl Air

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9Q-CRT

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Cargo

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17718/90

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1959

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Aircraft flight hours:

60939

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Following a wrong approach configuration, the airplane landed nose gear first on runway 18. Upon impact, a tire burst and the airplane bounced three times before the captain decided to initiate a go-around. After a circuit, the crew completed a second landing safely but after touchdown, control was lost as the nosewheel steering was inoperative. The airplane veered off runway and came to rest. While all three crew members escaped uninjured, the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Convair CV-340-68B in Sana'a

Date & Time: Feb 4, 1972

Type of aircraft:

Convair CV-340

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HZ-AAT

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Najran – Sanaa – Ta’izz – Aden

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174

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1954

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The aircraft was completing a flight from Najran to Aden with intermediate stops in Sana'a and Ta'izz. On approach to Sana'a Airport, the crew encountered technical problems and the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing on a road located few km from the airport. All occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Unknown technical problems on final approach, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing.

Crash of a Vickers 607 Valetta C.1 in Sana'a

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1955

Type of aircraft:

Vickers Valetta

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VW143

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Training

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