Accident description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 09 MAY 1982 |
| Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-7-103 |
| Operator: | Alyemda |
| Registration: | 7O-ACK |
| C/n / msn: | 015 |
| First flight: | 1979 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-50 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 45 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 49 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 2 km (1.3 mls) E off Aden International Airport (ADE) (Yemen)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Mukalla Airport (MKX), Yemen |
| Aden International Airport (ADE/ODAA), Yemen |
The Dash 7 lost altitude and struck the sea, 2km short of runway 26.
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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 Mukalla Airport to Aden International Airport as the crow flies is 503 km (314 miles).
Distance from Mukalla Airport to Aden International Airport as the crow flies is 503 km (314 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.
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