Narrative:
The Skyvan was hired for Para dropping purposes at Hoogeveen. In order to carry the maximum number of paras, a calculation was made prior to every flight in order to establish the acceptable minimum amount of fuel for the flight. During the 6th flight that day both engines quit while climbing. All paras were ordered to jump immediately. Thinking they had an engine failure, the crew tried to light one engine, but didn't succeed. A forced landing was carried out in a potato-field 500 m short of Hoogeveen Airport.
PROBALE CAUSE: Fuel exhaustion. Two days prior to the accident a mistake was made in the fuel-calculation. The mistake went unnoticed because the calculations were not checked against the actual amount of fuel.
All engine powerloss
Forced landing outside airport
» Scramble 206
» Scramble 208
accident date: 16-06-1996
type: Shorts SC-7 Skyvan 3-400
registration: SX-BBN
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Sunday 16 June 1996 |
| Type: |  Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-400 |
| Operator: | Pink Aviation Services |
| Registration: | OE-FDI |
| MSN: | SH.1869 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-2-201A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Hoogeveen ( Netherlands)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Hoogeveen Airfield (EHHO), Netherlands |
| Hoogeveen Airfield (EHHO), Netherlands |
The Skyvan was hired for Para dropping purposes at Hoogeveen. In order to carry the maximum number of paras, a calculation was made prior to every flight in order to establish the acceptable minimum amount of fuel for the flight. During the 6th flight that day both engines quit while climbing. All paras were ordered to jump immediately. Thinking they had an engine failure, the crew tried to light one engine, but didn't succeed. A forced landing was carried out in a potato-field 500 m short of Hoogeveen Airport.
Probable Cause:
PROBALE CAUSE: Fuel exhaustion. Two days prior to the accident a mistake was made in the fuel-calculation. The mistake went unnoticed because the calculations were not checked against the actual amount of fuel.
Classification:
Fuel exhaustion All engine powerloss
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Piloot & Vliegtuig Apr. 1997 (62-65)» Scramble 206
» Scramble 208
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accident date: 16-06-1996
type: Shorts SC-7 Skyvan 3-400
registration: SX-BBN
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