Flugunfall 25 JUL 1991 einer Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander YJ-RV4 - Olpoi
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Status:Information verified through authorities or other official sources.
Datum:Donnerstag 25 Juli 1991
Zeit:12:40
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic BN2P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander
Fluggesellschaft:Vanair
Kennzeichen: YJ-RV4
Werknummer: 220
Baujahr: 1970
Triebwerk: 2 Lycoming O-540-E4C5
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 8 / Insassen: 8
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 9 / Insassen: 9
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:nahe Olpoi (   Vanuatu)
Flugphase: Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug
Flug von:Olpoi-Lajmoli Airport (OLJ/NVSZ), Vanuatu
Flug nach:Espirítu Santo-Pekoa Airport (SON/NVSS), Vanuatu
Unfallbericht:
The departure track was varied to allow forestry passengers to study trees. The Islander contacted tree tops on a mountain saddle, lost control and crashed into the mountainside forest at an elevation of 2500 feet. The terrain and vegetation was conducive to spatial disorientation. The pilot was not experienced in low flying or mountain flying operations.

Informationsquelle:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 3/92 (#29)
» World Directory of Airliner Crashes


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Distance from Olpoi-Lajmoli Airport to Espirítu Santo-Pekoa Airport as the crow flies is 99 km (62 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

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