Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Saturday 18 September 1982 |
Time: | 20:59 |
Type: | Beechcraft B200C Super King Air |
Operator: | Aviation Assistance |
Registration: | OY-BEP |
MSN: | BL-43 |
First flight: | 1981 |
Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | 5,6 km (3.5 mls) NE of Luxembourg-Findel Airport (LUX) ( Luxembourg)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Menorca-Mahón Airport (MAH/LEMH), Spain |
Destination airport: | Luxembourg-Findel Airport (LUX/ELLX), Luxembourg |
Narrative:The aircraft was being vectored by radar for an ILS approach. Because of a thunderstorm over the outer marker the pilot requested a short approach. This was authorized by the radar controller. During the turn onto final approach, the aircraft struck terrain approx 4.5 nm from the threshold at 325 m.
Probable Cause:
Probable cause of the accident :
The accident occurred when the aircraft descended for an undetermined reason below the assigned altitude during approach manoeuvres, in IMC conditions. It could not be established whether the pilot had control of the aircraft.
The presence of a violent thunderstorm with heavy hail and turbulence probably contributed to the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | AAIU Belgium |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Accident number: | AC-101 | Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
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Distance from Menorca-Mahón Airport to Luxembourg-Findel Airport as the crow flies is 1089 km (681 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.