Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Khabarovsk - Shakhtersk

MSN:

89901706

YOM:

1968

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

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Pax on board:

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Circumstances:

On final approach, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft struck an embankment located 60 meters short of runway threshold. The nose gear was torn off and after touchdown, the aircraft veered off runway and came to rest, bursting into flames. All 43 occupants were rescued, among them 13 were injured.

Crash of a Fletcher FU-24-950M in Waimangu: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 11, 1990 at 0835 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fletcher FU-24

Operator:

Registration:

ZK-BIX

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

Survivors:

Site:

Bay of Plenty Regional Council

Schedule:

Waimangu - Waimangu

MSN:

YOM:

1957

Location:

Waimangu

Country:

New Zealand

Region:

Oceania

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

12173

Captain / Total hours on type:

1171.00

Circumstances:

The pilot, sole on board, was engaged in a local topdressing flight in Waimangu. Shortly after takeoff, the engine lost power. The aircraft lost height then the right wing struck a hedge and it crashed. The pilot was killed.

Probable cause:

An injector was completely blocked by a grain of sand which caused a significant power loss just after takeoff.

Final Report:

Crash of a Boeing 707-321C in Nairobi: 10 killed

Date & Time: Dec 4, 1990

Type of aircraft:

Boeing 707

Operator:

Sudania Air Cargo

Registration:

ST-SAC

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Site:

Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta (ex Embakasi)

Schedule:

Khartoum - Nairobi

MSN:

19377

YOM:

1967

Location:

Nairobi City District

Country:

Kenya

Region:

Africa

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

On approach to Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta Airport, the crew encountered limited visibility due to poor weather conditions. As the crew was unable to locate the runway, the captain decided to abandon the approach and initiated a go-around manoeuver. Few minutes later, while completing a second attempt to land, the aircraft descended below the glide when it struck power cables and crashed 4 km short of runway 06, bursting into flames. All 10 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It is believed that the crew descended below the MDA to establish a visual contact with the ground while approaching the airport in a 500 meters visibility due to fog. The crew failed to follow the published go-around procedures and at the time of the accident, the aircraft was not equipped with a GPWS system.

Crash of a Douglas DC-9-14 in Detroit: 8 killed

Date & Time: Dec 3, 1990 at 1345 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-9

Operator:

Registration:

N3313L

Flight Phase:

Taxiing

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County

Schedule:

Detroit - Pittsburgh

MSN:

45708

YOM:

1966

Flight number:

NW1482

Location:

Michigan

Country:

United States of America

Region:

North America

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

23000

Captain / Total hours on type:

4000.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

4500

Aircraft flight hours:

62253

Circumstances:

On December 3, 1990, at 1345 est, Northwest flight 1482, a DC-9 (N3313L), and Northwest flight 299, a Boeing 727 (N278US), collided near the intersection of runway 09/27 and 03C/21C in dense fog at Detriot-Metropolitan-Wayne County Airport, MI. At the time of the collision, the B-727 was on its takeoff roll, and the DC-9 had just taxied onto the active runway. The B-727 was substantially damaged, and the DC-9 was destroyed. Seven of the 40 passengers and 1 crew member aboard the DC-9 received fatal injuries. None of the 146 passengers and 8 crewmembers aboard the B-727 were injured.

Probable cause:

Lack of proper crew coordination, including virtual reversal of roles by the DC-9 pilots, which led to their failure to stop taxiing and alert ground controller of their positional uncertainty in a timely manner before and after intruding onto the active runway. Contributing to cause of accident were:
- Deficiencies in ATC services provided by Detroit tower, including failure of ground control to take timely action to alert local controller to possible runway incursion, inadequate visibility observation, failure to use progressive taxi instructions low-visibility conditions, and issuance of inappropriate and confusing taxi instructions compounded by inadequate backup supervision for level of experience of staff on duty;
- Deficiencies in surface markings, signage and lighting at airport and failure of FAA surveillance to detect or correct any of these deficiencies;
- Failure of Northwest Airlines to provide adequate cockpit resource management training to line aircrews. Contributing to fatalities was inoperability of DC-9 internal tailcone release mechanism. Contributing to number and severity of injuries was failure of crew of DC-9 to properly execute the passenger evacuation.

Final Report:

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40K in Dikson

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1990

Type of aircraft:

Yakovlev Yak-40

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-87394

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Krasnoyarsk - Dikson

MSN:

9 41 06 33

YOM:

1974

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

Following an uneventful flight from Krasnoyarsk, the crew started the approach to Dikson by night and marginal weather conditions. On short final, the aircraft was too high and landed too far down the runway with a tailwind component and at an excessive speed. Unable to stop within the remaining distance available, the aircraft overran, went through an embankment at a speed of 115 km/h and eventually came to rest in a ravine. All 35 occupants were rescued, among them 8 were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Wrong approach configuration on part of the crew. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Excessive speed upon landing,
- Tailwind component,
- Lack of visibility,
- Snow squalls.

Crash of a Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II-XL in Des Moines: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1990 at 1016 LT

Type of aircraft:

Piper PA-31 Cheyenne

Operator:

Century Life of America

Registration:

N1879W

Flight Phase:

Executive/Corporate/Business

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Madison - Des Moines

MSN:

31-8166065

YOM:

1981

Location:

Des Moines

Iowa

Country:

United States of America

Region:

North America

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

7754

Captain / Total hours on type:

4093.00

Circumstances:

On final approach, after being cleared to land, the pilot informed the controller that he might have to shut down an engine. He declined to declare an emergency or request assistance. On short final, the aircraft was observed to roll to the left and descent into the terrain. Subsequent examination revealed evidence that the left engine was not developing power, although the left propeller was not feathered. There was evidence that the right engine was producing high power during impact. No mechanical deficiency of the left engine or propeller was found. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Probable cause:

The pilot's improper emergency procedures by not feathering the left engine after it lost power and/or was shut down, and his failure to keep the aircraft at or above the minimum control airspeed (VMC), which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. A factor related to the accident was: an undetermined problem concerning the left engine that caused it to lose power or prompted the pilot to shut it down.

Final Report:

Crash of a Nord 262C-62 in Libreville

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1990

Type of aircraft:

Nord 262

Operator:

Registration:

TR-KJB

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

YOM:

1971

Location:

Libreville

Estuaire (Libreville)

Country:

Gabon

Region:

Africa

Crew on board:

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Pax on board:

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Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

Suffered an accident at Libreville Airport. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Grumman S-2E Tracker in Bahía Blanca: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1990

Type of aircraft:

Grumman S-2 Tracker

Operator:

Registration:

0705/2-AS-26

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Site:

Bahía Blanca-Comandante Espora

MSN:

337

YOM:

1957

Location:

Buenos Aires province

Country:

Argentina

Region:

South America

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

Crashed on approach to Bahía Blanca-Comandante Espora Airport after the crew attempted an emergency landing for unknown reasons. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Javier Diamante,
Lt José Gahn,
Cpl Gustavo Marquez.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 in Almaty: 8 killed

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1990

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-12

Operator:

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Site: