Descripción del Accidente ASN 25 JUL 1991 Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander YJ-RV4 - Olpoi
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Estado:Information verified through authorities or other official sources.
Fecha:jueves 25 julio 1991
Hora:12:40
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic BN2P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander
Operador:Vanair
Registración: YJ-RV4
Numéro de série: 220
Año de Construcción: 1970
Motores: 2 Lycoming O-540-E4C5
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 1
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 8 / Ocupantes: 8
Total:Fatalidades: 9 / Ocupantes: 9
Daños en la Aeronave: Anulado
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:cerca Olpoi (   Vanuatu)
Fase: En ruta (ENR)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Doméstico Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:Olpoi-Lajmoli Airport (OLJ/NVSZ), Vanuatu
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Espirítu Santo-Pekoa Airport (SON/NVSS), Vanuatu
Descripción:
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.

Fuentes:
» 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.

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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