Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Sonntag 29 März 1981 |
Zeit: | 19:53 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Lockheed L-1329 JetStar I |
Fluggesellschaft: | Alco Aviation |
Kennzeichen: | N267L |
Werknummer: | 5067 |
Baujahr: | 1965 |
Betriebsstunden: | 4777 |
Triebwerk: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT12A-6A Turbo Wasp |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 7 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 9 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | London-Luton Airport (LTN) ( Großbritannien)
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Flugphase: | Landung (LDG) |
Betriebsart: | Geschäftsflug |
Flug von: | Hassi Messaoud-Oued Irara Airport (HME/DAUH), Algerien |
Flug nach: | London-Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW), Großbritannien |
Unfallbericht:Touched down beyond the runway 08 touchdown zone, overran, became airborne over a 10 m deep escarpment and struck the ground. The JetStar was on a nighttime non-precision approach without sufficient visual reference following a flight from Lagos (LOS), Nigeria via Hassi Messaoud (HME), Algeria.
Probable Cause:
CAUSE: "The accident was caused by the commander's action in attempting a landing from a non-precision approach without sufficient visual reference."
Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: | AIB (U.K.) |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Accident number: | AAR 6/1982 | Download report: | Final report
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Informationsquelle:
» AIB AAR 6/82
Fotos
accident date:
29-03-1981type: Lockheed L-1329 JetStar I
registration: N267L
accident date:
29-03-1981type: Lockheed L-1329 JetStar I
registration: N267L
accident date:
29-03-1981type: Lockheed L-1329 JetStar I
registration: N267L
accident date:
29-03-1981type: Lockheed 1329 Jetstar 6
registration: N871D
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 Hassi Messaoud-Oued Irara Airport to London-Luton Airport as the crow flies is 2293 km (1433 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from 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.