Accident
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 01 MAY 2006 |
| Hora: | 13:10 |
| Tipo: | de Havilland Canada DHC-7-102 |
| Operado por: | United Nations - UN |
| Alquilado a : | Trans Capital Air |
| Registración: | C-GLPP |
| Numéro de série: | 067 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1981 |
| Motores: | 4 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-50 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 37 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 40 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Considerable |
| Consecuencias: | Repaired |
| Ubicación: | Zwedru Airport (Liberia)
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| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico No Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Monrovia-Roberts International Airport (ROB/GLRB), Liberia |
| Zwedru Airport, Liberia |
The DHC-7 was operating under charter agreement with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) for support of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and carried 37 Ethiopian soldiers to Zwedru. The crew conducted a gear up landing at Zwedru. The bottom part of the fuselage, right wing flaps and No 4 engine were damaged as a result.
Fuentes:
» Liberia: 40 Peacekeepers Survive Plane Accident (The Inquirer 2-5-2006)
» Statement on the incident involving an UNMIL aircraft in Zwedru (UNMIL 1-5-2006)
» United Nations
Fotos
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.
