Tag: controlled flight into terrain
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On This Day In 1961: Derby Aviation Dakota Struck Mount Canigó in Darkness, Killing All 34 Aboard- A Navigation Mystery Exposed Dangerous Charts, Low Safety Altitude and a Fatal Course Deviation
On This Day In 1961: Derby Aviation Dakota Struck Mount Canigó in Darkness, Killing All 34 Aboard—A Navigation Mystery Exposed Dangerous Charts, Low Safety Altitude and a Fatal Course Deviation On 7 October 1961, a Derby Aviation Douglas Dakota IV, registration G-AMSW, crashed into Mount Canigó in the French Pyrenees while operating a passenger flight…
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On This Day In 1992: PIA Flight 268 Descended Too Early Into Nepal’s Mountains, Killing All 167 Aboard In A Devastating Approach Disaster
On September 28, 1992, Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268 was approaching Kathmandu when a seemingly routine descent turned into one of Nepal’s deadliest aviation disasters. The Airbus A300B4-103, registration AP-BCP, was flying from Karachi to Tribhuvan International Airport with 155 passengers and 12 crew members. None survived. The flight had proceeded normally until it entered…
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On This Day In 1997, Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 crashed near Medan after a confusing ATC turn, killing all 234 people aboard in Indonesia’s deadliest aviation disaster.
On September 26, 1997, Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 was operating a scheduled domestic service from Jakarta to Medan using an Airbus A300B4-220 registered PK-GAI. The aircraft carried 222 passengers and 12 crew members. As it approached Medan’s Polonia Airport, the weather was poor, with reduced visibility and mountainous terrain surrounding the airport. The flight was…
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On This Day In 2011, Buddha Air Flight 103 crashed near Kathmandu after descending into cloud, killing all 19 aboard in a fatal Controlled Flight Into Terrain accident
On September 25, 2011, Buddha Air Flight 103 departed Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu for an Everest sightseeing flight. The aircraft was a 13-year-old Beechcraft 1900D, registered 9N-AEK, carrying 16 passengers and three crew members. The sightseeing flight was intended to give passengers views of Mount Everest and the Himalayan range before returning to Kathmandu.…
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On This Day In 1976: Turkish Airlines Flight 452 mistook Isparta lights for Antalya Airport, descended into a mountain and killed all 154 aboard in Turkey’s deadliest crash
On September 19, 1976, Turkish Airlines Flight 452 was operating from Milan, Italy, to Antalya, Turkey, via Istanbul when a fatal navigation error turned a routine nighttime approach into one of the country’s worst aviation disasters. The Boeing 727-200, registered TC-JBH and named Antalya, carried 146 passengers and eight crew members. All 154 people aboard…
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On This Day In 1969, Philippine Air Lines Flight 158 struck a mango tree on approach to Manila in a rainstorm, killing 45 of 47 aboard
On September 12, 1969, Philippine Air Lines Flight 158 was nearing the end of its scheduled journey from Mactan-Cebu International Airport to Manila International Airport. The aircraft was a BAC One-Eleven 402AP, carrying 42 passengers and five crew members. The flight was approaching Manila at night and was being positioned for a VOR approach to…
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On This Day In 1961, Air France Flight 2005 crashed near Rabat in dense fog after a 1,000-foot altimeter error killed all 77 aboard
On September 12, 1961, Air France Flight 2005 was operating a scheduled international service from Paris-Orly to Casablanca, with a planned stop at Rabat-Salé Airport in Morocco. The aircraft was a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III, registration F-BJTB, named Antilles. There were 71 passengers and six crew members aboard. The flight from Paris was initially…
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On This Day In 1974: Eastern Flight 212 crashed short of Charlotte after cockpit distractions erased altitude awareness, killing 72 of 82 aboard.
On September 11, 1974, Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 was approaching Charlotte, North Carolina, when a routine landing turned into one of the deadliest aviation accidents in the city’s history. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31, registered N8984E, was carrying 78 passengers and four crew members on a scheduled flight from Charleston to Chicago via Charlotte. Only…
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On This Day In 1971, Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashed after false navigation readings sent a Boeing 727 into an Alaskan mountain, killing 111
On September 4, 1971, Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 was approaching Juneau, Alaska, when a routine instrument approach turned into one of the deadliest aviation disasters in the state’s history. The Boeing 727-193, registered N2969G, was carrying 104 passengers and seven crew members. None survived. The crash became the first fatal jet accident involving Alaska Airlines…
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The Conviasa Boeing 737 That Was Supposed to Land in Ecuador Instead Flew Toward a 13,000-Foot Volcano – So Why Didn’t the Crew Realize They Were Leaving the Safe Approach Path Until the Final Seconds?
On This Day In 2008: A Boeing 737 Flew Into a Volcano After Missing Its Approach Turn by Miles On August 30, 2008, a Conviasa Boeing 737-291 Advanced was being flown on what should have been a routine ferry flight from Maiquetía, Venezuela, to Latacunga, Ecuador. Instead, the aircraft disappeared while approaching its destination and…
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