Positioning

The crew departed Warwick Airport at 1426LT on a positioning flight to Oakey Airfield. On approach to runway 14, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed in a grassy area located 2 km from the airfield, bursting into flames. Both occupants were killed.

After landing on runway 09 at Fès-Saïss Airport, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, collided with a concrete wall located 168 metres past the runway end, lost its undercarriage and both wings then made a 180 turn and came to rest. All three crew members were injured and the airplane was destroyed.

The crew was completing a positioning flight from Punta del Este to the airport of San Fernando in Buenos Aires. After landing on runway 05, the crew initiated the braking procedure but, for unknown reasons, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance (runway 05 is 1,690 metres long). After the airplane overran the runway, the crew turned to the right to avoid runway 23 landing equipment. The airplane rolled for about 200 metres in a grassy area, crossed the perimeter fence and a small road before crashing in a street, bursting into flames. The airplane was totally destroyed and both pilots were killed. The airplane was owned by the Argentinian company New Lines, property of the businessman Jorge Pablo Brito.

On final approach to Raleigh-Durham Airport, while on a positioning flight from Wilmington-New Hanover Airport, the single engine airplane went out of control and crashed nearby the runway. Both occupants were quickly rescued and the airplane was damaged beyond repair. It was reported that the pilot was attempting a go around procedure when the accident occurred.

After landing on the airfield of Tchambogo located east of the village of Katchungu, the single engine airplane went out of control, hit a small house, lost its right wing and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot was rescued and the captain was killed. The airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Shortly after takeoff from Nassau-Lynden Pindling Airport Runway 14, while in initial climb, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed in a pond, bursting into flames. The pilot, sole on board, escaped uninjured while the airplane was destroyed.

The single engine airplane departed Charleroi Airport on a positioning flight to Courchevel where seven passengers were supposed to be picked up. While descending to Courchevel Altiport, the crew completed the approach checklist, passed over the airfield to check the runway and both windsocks then made a circuit and started a second approach to land. On short final to runway 22, the airplane descended below the altitude of 6,371 feet corresponding to the runway threshold. At a distance of 0,1 NM (185 metres) from the threshold, the airplane descended at an altitude of 6,354 feet and at a speed of 84 knots. At this moment, the pilot significantly increased the aircraft's pitch attitude by reducing the engine power until it was completely shut down. This caused the airplane to descend too low and both main landing gear and the nose gear impacted an embankment located below the runway threshold. Upon impact, the left main gear was torn off and the airplane bounced several times on runway before veering to the left. The left wing collided with a snow berm located on the left side of the runway and was sheared off. The airplane then entered the snow berm, made a 180 turn and came to rest in the snow. Both crew members escaped with minor injuries. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

On final approach to Malakal Airport, the airplane was too low, causing both main landing gears to touch the ground about two metres short of runway 04 threshold. Upon impact, both landing gears sheared off and the airplane slid on its belly for few hundred metres before coming to rest in the middle of the runway. Both pilots escaped unharmed. According to locals, the airplane was en route from Juba to pick up returnees who had fled Sudan’s war from Malakal to Juba and had no passengers on board.

The airplane departed Grand Junction Airport at 1037LT on a positioning flight to Tacoma, carrying a crew of two. About 10 minutes later, it entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a uninhabited area located near the Bitter Creek River, eastern Utah, near the border with Colorado. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and the wreckage was found about 17 km west northwest from the Mack-Mesa Airport located in Colorado. Both occupants were killed.

The pilot reported that he had completed a charter flight and departed to pick up new passengers at an airport about 200 nautical miles away. While on approach to the destination airport, the previous passengers notified the pilot that they were ready to be picked up, so the pilot did not land and turned the airplane back toward the departure airport. The pilot climbed to 10,000 ft and noticed the airplane’s fuel burn was high, so he climbed to 16,000 ft. The pilot reported that “everything was routine until about a 3-mile final” to the runway, when the controller asked the pilot to slow to a final approach speed. An airplane was still on the runway, so the controller told the pilot to go around. The pilot told controllers twice that he had minimum fuel available. The pilot continued on a visual approach for the same runway when the right engine lost power followed by the left engine. He feathered both propellers and made a forced landing to a wooded area. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, both wings, and the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot later stated that he was “trying to do too much with too little” fuel and the accident was a result of poor fuel management. Although the controller directed the pilot to go around, the pilot should have recognized the criticality of the minimum fuel situation and landed the airplane.