| DATE/SITE |
AIRCRAFT & REGN |
CIRCUMSTANCES |
DEATH & INJURY |
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm |
| 15 Nov., night Resistencia, Argentina |
737-2S3 of Rutaca |
YV-216C diverted Resistencia A/P after an engine failed ex Caracas. |
Nil |
Pax included Venezuelan soccer team traveling Buenos Aires for World Cup. |
| 18 Nov. 2110L Chicago O'Hare, Ill. |
CRJ200 of Air Wisconsin, Flt 368 |
A/c taxiing to Gate F4 at Terminal 2 when a high-speed van hit the rt wing & flipped. |
3 in van injured |
Substantial damage to right wing leading edge (fwd spar undamaged). |
| 19 Nov. Lisbon, Portugal |
A340-642 of Iberia Reg: EC-IZX |
Madrid-Mexico flt diverted into Lisbon with smoke in a cargo hold & evac'd. |
9inj / 302 o/b |
Airport closed for 4 hrs. Captain later died of a heart attack. |
| 19 Nov. Shearwater Base Halifax Nova Scotia |
V22 Osprey (under winterization testing program) |
Lost a 20" x 4" long piece of rotorblade during de-ice tests ex Shearwater Base and a/c made emergency landing there. |
Nil |
Blade heating element likely shorted out creating high localized heating. Centripetal force took care of the rest. |
| 19 Nov. Heathrow, London |
747-400 of Cathay Pacific, Flt CX250 |
Hong Kong bound flight turned back near Moscow with an engine surge shutdown |
Nil / 322 pax +21 crew |
Similar Cathay incident Nov 10 (LAX to Hong Kong). See also 02 Dec. entry below. |
| 20 Nov. SE Swaziland, Africa |
Arava 201 of Swazi Defence Force |
Swazi Defence Force left with three a/c (inc 2 helo) after a/c crashed in bad Wx. |
Nil / 2 o/b |
Landed to avoid weather and later took off with control lock still in. |
| 21 Nov. 0820L Baotou Inner Mongolia |
CRJ200 of China Eastern |
Shanghai bound flt MU5210 crashed into an icy lake immediately after take-off. |
54 dead / 53 +1 on grnd |
Suspect failure to de-ice plus wing ice ingestion led to an aerodynamic stall. |
| 21 Nov. 1738L Denver, Colorado |
MD82 of AA Flt: AAL1115 |
N234AA landed 1,000ft short of r'way 35L threshold (in freezing fog, low overcast) |
Nil / 108 o/b |
A/c engines, airframe and tires damaged, approach lighting damaged. |
| 21 Nov., night Bangor, Maine |
B777 of Air France Flt: AF026 |
Paris-Washington flt diverted when 2 Moroccan pax found to be on "no fly" list |
Nil / 263 o/b |
Unairworthy citizens deplaned and flt arrived two hours late at Dulles. |
| 22 Nov. 1642L Glasgow, Scotland |
EMB145 of BA |
Southampton bound flight BA7856 returned with smoke in the cockpit. |
Nil / 50 o/b |
Took off 1610L & returned 1642L |
| 22 Nov. 0630L Gardermoen, Norway |
SAS MD80 & B737 in heavy snow |
Copenhagen bound SK1457 cleared line up in front of SK336 arriving fm Bergen. |
Nil / 200 o/b |
Taxiing a/c captain refused his line-up clearance. Oslo ATCO suspended. |
| 22 Nov., afternoon Pontianak Indonesia |
B737-500 of Garuda Flt: GA501 |
Captain collapsed and died of a heart attack 10 mins after dept. A/c returned. |
1 dead / 107 pax / 7crew |
Pontianak Borneo for Jakarta. Capt had complained of ill health earlier in day |
| 22 Nov 1214Z Hobby A/P Houston, Texas |
G-1159A of Biz Jet Svcs, Reg: N85VT |
600ft below glidepath, clipped 120ft light pole on finals rwy 4 and crashed onto cars. |
3 dead / 3 o/b |
A/c positioning to take Pres G. Bush Sr to Ecuador. Scud Running in fog? |
| 23 Nov. 1100L Goa, India |
A300 of Indian Airlines |
IC598 had an eng failure shortly after departing for Mumbai and returned. |
Nil / 250 o/b |
06 Nov an IA A300 hit a tractor & then dept'd Mumbai without inspect. |
| 25 Nov. 0305L Rockhampton Qld |
Metroliner of PalAir Express |
Mail-carrier cargo a/c badly damaged when left main gear folded upon landing. |
2 uninj / 2 o/b |
Damage to wing, prop, engine, aileron and pride. |
| 25 Nov. 2355L Evenes, Norway |
A320 of MyTravel |
G-CRPH (bound Norwich UK) lost t/off directional control & snow-plowed off. |
Nil / 123 o/b |
Became snowbound in deep snow. A/P closed for 5 hrs while a/c retrieved. |
| 26 Nov. Boston Logan A/P Massachusetts |
3 candidates for the "iceman cometh" award |
Family noted a 2ft x 4ft hole in ceiling & FAA narrowed down source of basketball sized ice-chunk found on floor to three arrivals within that time-zone |
Nil |
(Meanwhile an Auckland NZ identical event reported a rugby ball size ice). Security now seeking globe-trotting sporting teams with drink problems. |
| 27 Nov. Bamiyan, Afghanistan |
CASA 212 of US Mil Charter Contract |
Civilian a/c departed Bagram A/P and disappeared in Central Mountains. |
6 dead / 6 o/b (3 civ crew) |
Debris discovered atop snow-covered 16,600ft Baba Mountain (bodies recovered). |
| 28 Nov. 1850L Barcelona, Spain |
737-400 of KLM Reg: PH-BTC |
KL1673 skidded off runway 25R during landing at El Prat A/P & gear collapsed |
10 inj /139 pax +6 crew |
Undercarriage seriously damaged. Other a/c movements delayed 2hrs. |
| 28 Nov. 0955L Montrose, Colo. |
Challenger 601 of Jet Alliance GLB73 |
N873G crashed on take-off runway 31 after a 40 minute opstop and refueling. |
3 dead / 6 o/b |
Failure to de-ice plus 1/4 inch rain & slush on runway. Vis 1/4 mile in snow. |
| 29 Nov. 1937Z Vail, Colo. |
Gulfstream IV of Netjets |
N420QS veered off the Eagle runway to right on landing & nose-gear collapsed. |
Nil / 3 o/b |
Deptd paved surface about 1,000ft in and blocked runway - 3 flts diverted. |
| 30 Nov. 0610Z Philadelphia, Pa. |
MU-2 of Epps Aviation EPS108 |
Fuel spill after turboprop's wing clipped a tug during take-off on the N-S runway. |
Nil |
Tug was towing Delta a/c to Terminal E. ATC grnd controller is suspended. |
| 30 Nov. 0156Z Howell Island, Missouri |
HFB320 HansaJet of Grande Air Express |
N604GA crashed shortly after t/off St. Louis, Mo., in low cloud & icing conditions. |
2 dead / 2 o/b |
Headed Toledo Express Ohio. Engine failure. No CVR & no DFDR aboard. |
| 01 Dec. 2123Z Teterboro, N.J. |
Gulfstream GIV Reg: G-GMAC |
Ex reg'd VP-BME went off rt at end into trees while landing in blustery conditions |
Nil / 7 o/b |
Right wing sheared off and nose-gear collapsed on arrival from London. |
| 01 Dec. 1815L Solo, Indonesia |
MD82 of Lion Air Flt: JT583 |
PK-LMN landed > 1/2 way in on very wet runway 26 & skidded off into a cemetery |
25 dead / 61inj / 153 o/b |
Adi Sumarmo A/P (310 NM SE of Jakarta). Suspect spoilers not armed. |
| 02 Dec. 1857L Bangkok Thailand |
777-300 of Cathay Pacific Flt: CX751 |
Inner surface of #1 eng LH duct collapsed after t/off - causing separation & detachment of a 1.5m x 2m section of the duct structure (which fell to ground). |
Nil/345pax + 17 crew |
Left side duct of thrust reverser housing severely damaged a car below. 3rd CX engine event since 10 Nov. Component belongs to airframe (& not engine). |
| 1 Air carrier accidents or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries. 2 DISCLAIMER: These assessments are not intended to assert probable cause or liability, but rather are intended to provide insight pending publication of a final report of investigation. Preliminary analysis by John Sampson - International Aviation Safety Association (IASA). |
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