Accident description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 30 JUN 2009 |
| Time: | ca 01:50 |
| Type: | Airbus A310-324 |
| Operator: | Yemenia Airways |
| Registration: | 7O-ADJ |
| C/n / msn: | 535 |
| First flight: | 1990 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 51900 |
| Cycles: | 17300 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney PW4152 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 141 / Occupants: 142 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 152 / Occupants: 153 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | off Mitsamiouli (Comoros)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | San'a International Airport (SAH/ODSN), Yemen |
| Moroni-Prince Said Ibrahim In Airport (HAH/FMCH), Comoros | |
| Flightnumber: | 626 |
A Yemenia Airways Airbus A310-324 passenger plane was destroyed when it struck the water and crashed off shore from the Comoros. The airplane was on approach to Moroni-Prince Said Ibrahim In Airport (HAH) runway 20 following an international flight from San'a International Airport (SAH).
Yemenia Airways Flight IY626 had 142 passengers and 11 crew on board. A young girl survived the accident.
The weather reported around the time of the accident (01:50 local, which is 22:50 UTC, June 29) was reported as follows:
FMCH 292200Z 18022G33KT 9999 FEW020 24/17 Q1018 NOSIG= [wind from 180 degrees at 22 knots, gusting to 33 knots; unlimited visibility; few clouds at 2000 feet; temperature 24°C, dew point 17°C; 1018 mb]
FMCH 292300Z 21025G35KT 9999 FEW020 25/16 Q1017 TEMPO 18015G30KT= [wind from 210 degrees at 25 knots, gusting to 35 knots; unlimited visibility; few clouds at 2000 feet; temperature 25°C, dew point 15°C; 1017 mb; temporary winds from 180 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 30 knots]
Sources:
» BBC
» Airbus
» BEA - Point sur la participation du BEA à l'enquête dirigée par les autorités comoriennes
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Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 MAY 1990 | F-GHEJ | Air Liberté | |
| 23 SEP 1996 | F-GHEJ | ILFC | returned to leasing company |
| 08 FEB 1997 | VR-BQU | Aerocancun | |
| MAR 1997 | VR-BQU | Adorna Airways | leased |
| 03 NOV 1997 | VR-BQU | Aerocancun | |
| MAY 1998 | N535KR | ILFC | returned to leasing company |
| 26 JUN 1998 | PP-PSE | Passaredo Transportes Aéreos | |
| SEP 1999 | 7O-ADJ | Yemenia Airways |
Map
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 San'a International Airport to Moroni-Prince Said Ibrahim In Airport as the crow flies is 2988 km (1868 miles).
Distance from San'a International Airport to Moroni-Prince Said Ibrahim In Airport as the crow flies is 2988 km (1868 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.
Comoros