Vliegtuigongeval op 17 JUN 1979 met de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 N383EX - Hyannis-Barnstable Airport, MA (HYA)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:zondag 17 juni 1979
Tijd:22:48
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:Air New England
Registratie: N383EX
Constructienummer: 245
Bouwjaar: 1969
Aantal vlieguren:17058
Motoren: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
Bemanning:slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 2
Passagiers:slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 8
Totaal:slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 10
Schade: Afgeschreven
Gevolgen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:2,8 km (1.8 mijl) NE of Hyannis-Barnstable Airport, MA (HYA) (   Verenigde Staten)
Fase: Nadering (APR)
Soort vlucht:Binnenlandse lijnvlucht
Vliegveld van vertrek:New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA), Verenigde Staten
Vliegveld van aankomst:Hyannis-Barnstable Airport, MA (HYA/KHYA), Verenigde Staten
Vluchtnummer: 248
Beschrijving:
The flight crew reported for duty at 08:45 in the morning for 12 legs out of Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA. They arrived back at Hyannis at 18:31. The crew then learned they had to fly two additional flights of two legs each (Hyannis-New Bedford-New York v.v.) The captain was visibly upset about this. On the return flight from New York-LaGuardia the crew decided to skip New Bedford because of poor weather there. At 21:32 the flight departed LaGuardia for Hyannis. At 22.39 the crew were given Hyannis weather, which included: indefinite ceiling of 200 feet, sky obscured, visibility 3/4 mile in fog, wind 210 degrees at 10 knots. Five minutes later the aircraft was vectored for a runway 24 ILS approach. The aircraft descended below the glidepath and crashed into a heavily wooded area.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the flight crew to recognize and react in a timely manner to the gross deviation from acceptable approach parameters, resulting in a continuation of the descent well below the decision height during a precision approach without visual contact with the runway environment.
Although the Board was unable to determine conclusively the reason for the failure to recognize and react to the gross deviation, it is believed that the degraded physiological condition of the captain seriously impaired his performance. Also, the lack of adequate crew coordination practices and procedures contributed to the first officer's failure to detect and react to the situation in a timely manner."

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: NTSB
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 200 days (7 months)
Accident number: NTSB/AAR-80-01
Download report: Final report

Bronnen:
» Flight International 08 March 1980 (732)
» NTSB-AAR-80-1


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accident date: 17-06-1979
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: N383EX
 

Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen New York-La Guardia Airport, NY en Hyannis-Barnstable Airport, MA bedraagt 314 km (196 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.

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.
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