Accident
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 11 SEP 1986 |
| Zeit: | 11:45 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | de Havilland DH-114 Riley Heron 2 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Fiji Air |
| Kennzeichen: | DQ-FEC |
| Werknummer: | 14078 |
| Baujahr: | 1955 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 1 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 2 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 3 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Vanuabalavu Airport (VBV) (Fiji Inseln) |
| Flugphase: | Start (TOF) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Vanuabalavu Airport (VBV/NFVB), Fiji Inseln |
| Suva-Nausori Airport (SUV/NFSU), Fiji Inseln |
The aircraft veered left off the runway during a downhill and downwind take-off and collided with a tree.
PROBALE CAUSE: (1) Insufficient visual clues for the pilot to maintain directional control; (2) pilot self medication.
Informationsquelle:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 4/88 (#23)
Fotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Vanuabalavu Airport to Suva-Nausori Airport as the crow flies is 274 km (171 miles).
Distance from Vanuabalavu Airport to Suva-Nausori Airport as the crow flies is 274 km (171 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
