Accident
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Statuts: | Enquête Officielle |
| Date: | 30 JUN 1999 |
| Heure: | ca 02:41 UTC |
| Type/Sous-type: | Beechcraft 99 |
| Compagnie: | Nightexpress |
| Immatriculation: | D-IBEX |
| Numéro de série: | U- 45 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1968 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 2 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 2 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Seraing (Belgique)
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| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Aéroport de départ: | London-Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW), Royaume Uni |
| Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF), Allemagne | |
| Numéro de vol: | 114 |
Nightexpress Flight 114 departed Luton at 01:25 UTC for a flight to Frankfurt. The aircraft carried 733kg cargo. Failure of both engines caused the pilot at 02:34 UTC to request radar guidance to the nearest airport. The crew were told to maintain a course of 60 degrees and was cleared to descend to FL060. The crew switched to ATC Brussels Approach and were cleared to descend further. Liège runway 23L was available for landing and Brussels Approach told the crew to maintain 4000 feet. The Beech 99 crew replied that this was not possible because both engines were not operating and they asked for a direct course to Liège. Brussels Approach directed the flight to head 320 degrees. Last radio contact was at 02:40:40 UTC when the crew reported descending through 1700 feet and asked their distance to the runway - which was 5nm. The aircraft crashed into the woods a few 100m from a residential area and caught fire.
The failure of both engines was caused by a lack of maintenance. The crew did not follow company regulations and a misunderstanding between the crew and ATC contributed to the accident, as did the darkness. Sources:
» Dirk Leismann
» Jeroen Lapidaire (Verzekeringmaatschappij De Nederlandse Luchtvaartpool N.V.)
» Olivier Chalvet
Official accident investigation report
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposé destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre London-Luton Airport et Frankfurt International Airport est de 652 km (407 miles).
La distance entre London-Luton Airport et Frankfurt International Airport est de 652 km (407 miles).
