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
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Mukalla Airport (MKX) |
| Aden International Airport (ADE/ODAA) |
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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Images:
photo (c) Awsan
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