ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 327880
Date: | Sunday 9 May 1982 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-7-103 |
Owner/operator: | Alyemda |
Registration: | 7O-ACK |
MSN: | 15 |
Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-50 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 49 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 2 km E off Aden International Airport (ADE) -
Yemen
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Mukalla Airport (MKX) |
Destination airport: | Aden International Airport (ADE/ODAA) |
Narrative:A Dash 7 passenger plane, operated by Alyemda, crashed into the sea some 2 km from the Aden International Airport (ADE), Yemen. Of the 49 occupants, 23 were killed.
The pilot had reported the runway in sight at a distance of 9 nautical miles (17 km) and was cleared to report on final for runway 26. The wind was reported 240 degrees at 5 knots. The aircraft reported short final, was sighted by the tower and cleared to land. The aircraft was then seen losing altitude. It crashed in the sea.
Sources:
ICAO Summary No 6/82
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photo (c) Awsan
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