

Unfallbericht:
An Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette corporate jet, registration OY-SBS, operated by Sterling Airways from Denmark, was destroyed when it crashed into the sea near Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), France. The eight passengers and both crew members were killed.
Flight NB4133 departed Copenhagen on the day of the accident on a flight to Stockholm. Three passengers embarked and the flight continued to Coventry-Baginton Airport (CVT), UK. The airplane was refueled and another six passengers embarked. The flight departed at 14:30 and continued to Nice at an altitude of FL290. The descent for Nice was uneventful until 18:02 local time at FL200 when the airplane suffered a double engine fire. The crew reported an emergency and were cleared direct to Nice for an emergency landing. Nice Approach vectored the crew for an emergency landing at Nice runway 05. The airplane was on finals when it crashed into the sea about 1 km from the runway.
CAUSES OF THE ACCIDENT: "The accident resulted from the impact of the aircraft at sea following a loss of control during the last turn, both engines being switched off.
The final flame out of the left engine resulted from a mechanical failure of the accessory drive gearbox. The right engine could not be relit, and the causes of its definitive flame out remain undetermined."
accident date: 03-09-1979
type: Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette
registration: OY-SBS
accident date: 03-09-1979
type: Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette
registration: OY-SBS
accident date: 03-09-1979
type: Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette
registration: F-BVPE
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | Montag 3 September 1979 |
| Zeit: | 18:20 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Sterling Airways |
| Kennzeichen: | OY-SBS |
| Werknummer: | 21 |
| Baujahr: | 1975 |
| Betriebsstunden: | 5161 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 8 / Insassen: 8 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 10 / Insassen: 10 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 1 km (0.6 Meilen) SW vom Land entfernt von Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) ( Frankreich)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Internationaler außerplanmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Coventry-Baginton Airport (CVT/EGBE), Großbritannien |
| Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE/LFMN), Frankreich | |
| Flugnummer: | 4133 |
An Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette corporate jet, registration OY-SBS, operated by Sterling Airways from Denmark, was destroyed when it crashed into the sea near Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), France. The eight passengers and both crew members were killed.
Flight NB4133 departed Copenhagen on the day of the accident on a flight to Stockholm. Three passengers embarked and the flight continued to Coventry-Baginton Airport (CVT), UK. The airplane was refueled and another six passengers embarked. The flight departed at 14:30 and continued to Nice at an altitude of FL290. The descent for Nice was uneventful until 18:02 local time at FL200 when the airplane suffered a double engine fire. The crew reported an emergency and were cleared direct to Nice for an emergency landing. Nice Approach vectored the crew for an emergency landing at Nice runway 05. The airplane was on finals when it crashed into the sea about 1 km from the runway.
Probable Cause:
CAUSES OF THE ACCIDENT: "The accident resulted from the impact of the aircraft at sea following a loss of control during the last turn, both engines being switched off.
The final flame out of the left engine resulted from a mechanical failure of the accessory drive gearbox. The right engine could not be relit, and the causes of its definitive flame out remain undetermined."
Fotos
accident date: 03-09-1979
type: Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette
registration: OY-SBS
accident date: 03-09-1979
type: Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette
registration: OY-SBS
accident date: 03-09-1979
type: Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette
registration: F-BVPE
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 Coventry-Baginton Airport to Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport as the crow flies is 1154 km (721 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Coventry-Baginton Airport to Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport as the crow flies is 1154 km (721 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
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