ATU (Aviastar-TU) Tupolev Tu-204-100 RA-64011 (msn 1450741364011) AYT (Andi Hiltl) (crashed at Moscow March 22), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
ATU (Aviastar-TU) (Moscow) probably lost its Tupolev Tu-204-100 RA-64011 (msn 1450741364011) at Moscow (Domodedovo) on March 22 (click on photo for details). All crew members on board were injured.
Copyright Photo: Andi Hiltl. RA-64011 lands at Antalya before the accident on June 5, 2009.
ACT Airlines’ (Istanbul) Airbus A300B4-203 (F) freighter, registered TC-ACB (msn 121) operating for DHL Airways yesterday (March 1) overshot the runway at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, closing the runway. The left main gear reportedly failed on landing causing the engines to shear off.
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-8AS WL ET-ANB (msn 29935) DXB (crashed January 25, 2010 near Beirut), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Ethiopian Airlines’ (Addis Ababa) according to Jimma Times CEO Girma Wake is not happy with on-going investigation of the January 15 crash of Boeing 737-8AS ET-ANB (msn 29935). According to this published report, the CEO accused Lebanese authorities on Wednesday (February 24) of making misleading comments on the cause of flight ET 409 crash on January 25 shortly after taking off from Beirut. The airline officials are dismissing reports of sabotage and the blaming of the flight crew for not following instructions by Lebanese Air Traffic Control (ATC).
According to this published report in the Jimma Times, the Lebanese newspaper As-Safir, claims to have seen findings by the disaster investigators, suggesting that the Ethiopian pilot lost control of the plane moments before it plunged into the sea off the coast of Naameh, south of Beirut.
According to As-Safir, the preliminary report allegedly states โNavigation authorities in Rafik Hariri International Airport and other Lebanese authorities were freed from responsibility. The crash was attributed to a ‘human error committed inside the cockpit’.โ
Here is the full article:
Copyright Photo: Jay Selman. Ex-Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS ET-ANB (msn 29935) is pictured on approach at Dubai before the tragic accident.
Nazca Airlines’ Cessna 206 sightseeing over the famous Nazca Lines on Thursday (February 25) crashed near one of the drawings killing the pilot and six passengers on board.
News link:
www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2010/02/27/246116/Small-plane.htm
Continental Connection-Colgan Air (2nd) Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) N200WQ (msn 4200) DCA (crashed February 12, 2009), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Colgan Air’s (Continental Connection) (Manassas) captain of Colgan Air flight 3407 “inappropriately responded to the activation of the stick shaker, which led to an aerodynamic stall from which the airplane did not recover.” according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
According to the NTSB; “On February 12, 2009, a Colgan Air, Inc., Bombardier DHC-8-400, (actually a DHC-8-402) registered N200WQ (msn 4200), operating as Continental Connection flight CO 3407, was on an instrument approach to Buffalo-Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, New York, when it crashed into a residence in Clarence Center, New York, about 5 nautical miles northeast of the airport. The 2 pilots, 2 flight attendants, and 45 passengers aboard the airplane were killed, one person on the ground was killed, and the airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a postcrash fire. The flight was a 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121 scheduled passenger flight from Newark, New Jersey. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
The report states that, when the stick shaker activated to warn the flight crew of an impending aerodynamic stall, the captain should have responded correctly to the situation by pushing forward on the control column. However, the captain inappropriately pulled aft on the control column and placed the airplane into an accelerated aerodynamic stall.
Contributing to the cause of the accident were the Crewmembersโ failure to recognize the position of the low-speed cue on their flight displays, which indicated that the stick shaker was about to activate, and their failure to adhere to sterile cockpit procedures. Other contributing factors were the captainโs failure to effectively manage the flight and Colgan Airโs inadequate procedures for airspeed selection and management during approaches in icing conditions.”
Copyright Photo: Brian McDonough. N200WQ is pictured on approach to Washington (Reagan National) before the tragic accident.
Copyright Photo: Antony J. Best. Another picture of the ill-fated ex-Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS ET-ANB (msn 29935) landing at Dubai right before sunset in the desert.
Ethiopian Airlines’ (Addis Ababa) crash yesterday morning in Beirut is becoming a mystery. The pilot in command of the aircraft was unable to follow flight instructions from ATC and made a sharp turn before plunging into the Mediterranean Sea.
Latest news link:
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100126/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_plane_crash
ACE-Alaska Central Express (Anchorage) had an accident around midnight on Thursday (January 21) in the remote village of Sand Point, Alaska. The Beech 1900C-1 (N112AX, msn UC-45) with two pilots on board was carrying fish and mail to the ANC base. The freighter crashed on takeoff. The wreckage and bodies have now been discovered in about 30 to 40 feet of water.
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Copyright Photo: Jay Selman. ET-ANB arrives at Dubai before the crash.
Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa) tragically lost its ex-Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS ET-ANB (msn 29935, ex EI-CSW) this morning (January 25) off the coast of Lebanon (not newly-acquired ET-AMZ). ET-ANB was built in 2002 and was delivered to Ethiopian on September 12, 2009. Flight ET 409 had just departed Beirut en route to Addis Ababa with 90 passengers and crew on board. There were reports of thunderstorms in the area. Search crews are looking for debris and any possible survivors.
Ethiopian issued this initial press release:
07:02 AM – Local Time
Ethiopian flight ET-409 scheduled to operate from Beirut to Addis Ababa on January 25th lost contact with the Lebanese air controllers shortly after take off. The flight departed at 02:35 Lebanese time from Beirut International Airport.
Flight ET-409 carries 82 passenger plus 8 Ethiopian Crew members. Out of the total passengers 23 are Ethiopian, 51 Lebanese, 1 Turkish, 1 French, 2 British, 1 Russian, 1 Canadian, 1 Syrian, 1 Iraqi nationals.
A team is already working on gathering all pertinent information. An investigative team has already been dispatched to the scene and we will release further information as further updates are received.
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Copyright Photo: Paul Denton. RA-85787 approaches Dubai for landing prior to the accident. The airliner is painted in the Kolavia color scheme.
Taban Air’s (Tehran) Tupolev Tu-154M RA-85787 (msn 93A971) has crashed and burned on landing at Mashhad, Iran this morning (January 24). There were reports of 43 injured passengers and crew.
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Royal Air Freight (Waterford) Learjet 35A freighter registered N720A (msn 156) with two crew members crashed on approach to Chicago Executive Airport on January 5. Both crew members died in the crash.
News link:
www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/latest_video/royal-air-cargo-jet-crashes-near-chicago
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