Flugunfall 10 OCT 1985 einer IAI 1124 Westwind VH-IWJ - Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:Donnerstag 10 Oktober 1985
Zeit:00:59
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic WW24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
IAI 1124 Westwind
Fluggesellschaft:Pel-Air
Kennzeichen: VH-IWJ
Werknummer: 371
Baujahr: 1982
Betriebsstunden:3105
Triebwerk: 2 Garrett TFE731-3-1G
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:13 km (8.1 Meilen) E vom Land entfernt von Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD) (   Australien)
Flugphase: Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:Frachtflug
Flug von:Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY), Australien
Flug nach:Brisbane-Eagle Farm Airport, QLD, Australien
Flugnummer: 474
Unfallbericht:
Lost control in a turn at 5000 feet after takeoff from Sydney runway 16 at night; crashed into Botany Bay. The captain probably simulated a failure of all 3 flight attitude indicators while there was a known malfunction in the rate of turn indicator and no external references.

Probable Cause:

RELEVANT EVENTS AND FACTORS:
1. There was a known malfunction of the rate of turn indicator.
2. The pilot in command possibly simulated simultaneous failures of all three flight attitude indicators.
3. There were no external references by which the crew could assess the attitude of the aircraft.
4. A loss of control of the aircraft occurred at a height of about 5000 feet.
5. The crew did not recover control of the aircraft prior to impact with the sea.

Informationsquelle:
» Aviation Week & Space Technology 15 June 1987 (p.357-376)


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Distance from Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW to Brisbane-Eagle Farm Airport, QLD as the crow flies is 751 km (469 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.
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