Estado: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
Fecha: | jueves 25 julio 1991 |
Hora: | 12:40 |
Tipo: | 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)
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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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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 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.