Accident description
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 11 JAN 1997 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: | Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III |
| Operator: | Ibertrans Aérea |
| Registration: | EC-GKK |
| C/n / msn: | AC-730 |
| First flight: | 1989 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-11U-611G |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Djerba-Zarzis Airport (DJE) (Tunisia) |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Alicante Airport (ALC/LEAL), Spain |
| Djerba-Zarzis Airport (DJE/DTTJ), Tunisia |
The aircraft suddenly went off the runway after landing, ran through a ditch, causing the undercarriage to collapse.
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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 Alicante Airport to Djerba-Zarzis Airport as the crow flies is 1122 km (701 miles).
Distance from Alicante Airport to Djerba-Zarzis Airport as the crow flies is 1122 km (701 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.
