Accident
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 30 JUN 1999 |
| Tijd: | ca 02:41 UTC |
| Type: | Beechcraft 99 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Nightexpress |
| Registratie: | D-IBEX |
| Constructienummer: | U- 45 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1968 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Seraing (België)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | London-Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW), Verenigd Koninkrijk |
| Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF), Duitsland | |
| Vluchtnummer: | 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. Bronnen:
» Dirk Leismann
» Jeroen Lapidaire (Verzekeringmaatschappij De Nederlandse Luchtvaartpool N.V.)
» Olivier Chalvet
Official accident investigation report
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen London-Luton Airport en Frankfurt International Airport bedraagt 652 km (407 miles).
De afstand tussen London-Luton Airport en Frankfurt International Airport bedraagt 652 km (407 miles).
