Accident description
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| 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) |
| 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) following an international flight from San'a International Airport (SAH).
Yemenia Airways Flight IY626 had 142 passengers and 11 crew on board, according to a statement by Yemenia. 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
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Statistics
9th loss of a Airbus A310
2nd worst accident involving a Airbus A310 (at the time)
2nd worst accident involving a Airbus A310 (currently)
The worst accident in Comoros (at the time)
The worst accident in Comoros (currently) » figures explained
2nd worst accident involving a Airbus A310 (at the time)
2nd worst accident involving a Airbus A310 (currently)
The worst accident in Comoros (at the time)
The worst accident in Comoros (currently) » figures explained
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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 |
