Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Donnerstag 10 Oktober 1985 |
Zeit: | 00:59 |
Flugzeugtyp: | IAI 1124 Westwind |
Fluggesellschaft: | Pel-Air |
Kennzeichen: | VH-IWJ |
Werknummer: | 371 |
Baujahr: | 1982 |
Betriebsstunden: | 3105 |
Triebwerk: | 2 Garrett TFE731-3-1G |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | 13 km (8.1 Meilen) E vom Land entfernt von Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD) ( Australien)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
Flug von: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY), Australien |
Flug nach: | Brisbane-Eagle Farm Airport, QLD, Australien |
Flugnummer: | 474 |
Unfallbericht:Lost control in a turn at 5000 feet after takeoff from Sydney runway 16 at night; crashed into Botany Bay. The captain probably simulated a failure of all 3 flight attitude indicators while there was a known malfunction in the rate of turn indicator and no external references.
Probable Cause:
RELEVANT EVENTS AND FACTORS:
1. There was a known malfunction of the rate of turn indicator.
2. The pilot in command possibly simulated simultaneous failures of all three flight attitude indicators.
3. There were no external references by which the crew could assess the attitude of the aircraft.
4. A loss of control of the aircraft occurred at a height of about 5000 feet.
5. The crew did not recover control of the aircraft prior to impact with the sea.
Informationsquelle:
» Aviation Week & Space Technology 15 June 1987 (p.357-376)
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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 Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW to Brisbane-Eagle Farm Airport, QLD as the crow flies is 751 km (469 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.