Humanitarian

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Site:

Democratic Republic of Congo

MSN:

13805

YOM:

1984

Location:

Goma

Nord-Kivu

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Region:

Africa

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The aircraft was completing a humanitarian flight to Goma on behalf of the United Nations Organization. On final approach, at a distance of 1,000 metres from the runway threshold, the aircraft encountered windshear. The captain initiated a go-around procedure but the aircraft continued to descent until it struck the ground and crashed to the right of the runway. All 10 occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of an ATR42-312 near Kosovska Mitrovica: 24 killed

Date & Time: Nov 12, 1999 at 1115 LT

Type of aircraft:

ATR42-300

Operator:

Registration:

F-OHFV

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Rome - Pristina

MSN:

YOM:

1986

Flight number:

KSV3275

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Captain / Total flying hours:

18000

Captain / Total hours on type:

5000.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

5000

Copilot / Total hours on type:

1500

Aircraft flight hours:

24930

Aircraft flight cycles:

32810

Circumstances:

Arriving from Rome, the aircraft chartered by the World Food Program was going to land at Pristina. The meteorological conditions at the aerodrome corresponded to visibility of 4,000 metres with a layer of compact clouds at 3,000 feet. In radar and radio contact with the military air traffic control organisation for an ILS approach, the aircraft, which was outbound to the north at an altitude of 4,600 feet, entered a sector where the minimum safety altitude is 6,900 feet and struck a mountain whose peak is at 4,650 while turning to return towards the airport. The wreckage was found about 15 metres below the summit, some 18 km northeast of Kosovska Mitrovica and 42 km north of Pristina Airport. All 24 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The collision of Flight KSV 3275 with high ground was due to:
- Teamwork which lacked procedural discipline and vigilance during maneuvers in a mountainous region with poor visibility,
- The aircraft being kept on its track and then forgotten by a military controller unused to the mountainous environment of the aerodrome and to preventing the risk of collisions with high ground, within the framework of the radar service he was providing,
- The operator's critical situation as a new company highly dependant on the lease contract, favoring a failure to respect procedures,
- The opening of the aerodrome to civil traffic without an advance evaluation of the operating conditions or of the conditions for distribution of aeronautical information.
The following factors contributed to the accident :
- Crew fatigue, favoring a lowering of vigilance,
- Undertaking the flight with an unserviceable or disconnected GPWS.

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Crash of a Lockheed L-382G Hercules near Huambo: 9 killed

Date & Time: Jan 2, 1999

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Operator:

Registration:

D2-EHD

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Huambo - Luanda

MSN:

4839

YOM:

1980

Location:

Huambo-Albano Machado

Huambo

Country:

Angola

Region:

Africa

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Shortly after takeoff from Huambo-Albano Machado Airport, while climbing, the four engine aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed about 20 km north of the airport near the village of Alto Chyumbu. All nine occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a UNITA surface-to-air missile.

Crash of a Lockheed L-382G Hercules near Huambo: 14 killed

Date & Time: Dec 26, 1998 at 1205 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Operator:

Registration:

S9-CAO

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Huambo - Saurimo

MSN:

4561

YOM:

1974

Flight number:

UNO806

Location:

Huambo-Albano Machado

Huambo

Country:

Angola

Region:

Africa

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The aircraft departed Huambo-Albano Machado Airport on an humanitarian mission to Saurimo under call sign UNO806 on behalf of the United Nations Organization. Five minutes after takeoff, while climbing, the aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed in a field located near the village of Vila Nova, about 40 km from Huambo. The aircraft was destroyed and all 14 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a UNITA surface-to-air missile.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12BP in Cuito: 10 killed

Date & Time: Dec 14, 1998

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-12

Operator:

Registration:

UR-11319

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Cuito - Luanda

MSN:

4 3 425 10

YOM:

1964

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Few minutes after takeoff from Cuito Airport, while flying at an altitude of 15,000 feet, the aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed. All 10 occupants were killed. The aircraft was carrying relief supplies for a humanitarian organization.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a UNITA surface-to-air missile.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-90-DL in Quetzaltenango: 11 killed

Date & Time: Nov 1, 1998 at 1430 LT

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Registration:

N3FY

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Playa Grande - Quetzaltenango

MSN:

20562

YOM:

1944

Location:

Quetzaltenango-Los Altos

Quetzaltenango

Country:

Guatemala

Region:

Central America

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The aircraft was completing a humanitarian flight from Playa Grande to Quetzaltenango on behalf of the Living Water Teaching Ministries owned by Jim and Marion Zirkle. On board were 16 passengers and two pilots, among them doctors and a load of medicines and first aid kits for the victims of hurricane Mitch. The approach was completed in poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls and thick fog when the aircraft struck the ground few km from the airport. Seven people were rescued while 11 others were killed, among them Jim Zirkle and his son.

Probable cause:

The crew was approaching the airport under VFR mode in IMC conditions.

Crash of an Antonov AN-32 in Piura: 28 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1998 at 0935 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-32

Operator:

Registration:

OB-1389

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Site:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Schedule:

Tumbes - Piura

MSN:

1203

YOM:

1987

Location:

Piura

Country:

Peru

Region:

South America

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Circumstances:

The aircraft was engaged in an humanitarian flight from Tumbes to Piura, evacuating flood victims. The aircraft departed Tumbes-Pedro Canga Rodríguez on a flight to Piura with 50 passengers and five crew members on board. On final approach to Piura-Capitán Guillermo Concha Iberico Airport, the right engine failed. The aircraft lost height and crashed on the shore of an irrigation canal located less than 400 metres short of runway 01. The aircraft broke in two and was destroyed, killing 28 occupants.

Probable cause:

Failure of the right engine for unknown reasons. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was heavily loaded.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-45-DL in George Town

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1998 at 1200 LT

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Operator:

Missionary Flights International

Registration:

N200MF

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