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1989
1989 - 0167.PDF
COMMERCIAL FLIGHT SAFETY- FATAL ACCIDENTS: REGIONAL AND COMMUTER OPERATIONS—continued Date Carrier Location Fatalities Crew Pass Total Occupants Crew Pass Circumstances Aug 31 Sep 5 Oct 19 Nov 2 ACSA Wrangell Air services Vayudoot LOT Nov 14 Wasawings Nov 18 Air Littoral Islander F.27 (VT-DMC) An-24 (SP-LTD) Bandeirante (OH-EBA) Metro II Merida, Mexico Sitka area, Alaska Gauhati, India Rzeszow area, Poland Near Seinajoki, Finland Montluqon, 34 1 20 TO Crashed during take-off run. 10 ER Crash-landed in high ground. 34 RA Hit high ground in heavy rain about three miles short of runway. ? ? Early reports suggest engine failure, possibly caused by birdstrike. The aircraft carried out a forced landing in a field, sustained damage and caught fire. 10 RA Crashed into forest while approaching airport in poor visibility. 2 TO Crashed immediately after take-off, according to witnesses. (F-GCPG) France FATAL ACCIDENTS: NON-PASSENGER FLIGHTS Date Carrier Aircraft Location Fatalities Total Occupants Phase Circumstances Jan 10 Jan 25 Feb 9 Feb 11 Feb 29 Mar 31 April 21 May 26 May 26 Jun 16 National Airways Jetstream Intl Air Niagara Talia Hava Yollari ZAS Airline- of Egypt African Air Carriers Aerolineas Nicaraguenses Star Air Burma Airways Metro (N800AW) Beechcraft C-90 (G-BNAT) Jetstream 31 (N823JS) Metro (C-GJDX) 727 (TC-AKD) DC-8 (5N-ARH) DC-3 (N47FE) DC-6 (YN-CBE) F.27 (OY-APE) F.27 (XY-ADQ) Pontiac, Michigan E. Midlands Airport, UK Springfield, USA Lake Ontario, Canada -!?' Arapkoy, Cyprus Cairo Quelimane, Mozambique ER Panama- Managua Hanover. Apt, W. Germany Putao, Burma 3 1 3 2 14 4 2 6 2 4 3 1 3 2 14 4 2 6 2 4 C Initial climb on training flight. Yawed right and rolled inverted. L Crashed next to runway. Pilot had reported that he was about to go around. L Training flight. Crashed on a single-engine go-around. AA Crashed into lake about ten miles out on finals, at night in clear weather. AA Hit high ground in cloud. On a positioning flight Istanbul-Ercan. TO Overran runway after aborted take-off. This was reportedly the second attempt to take-off, the first also having been aborted. TO Crashed on take-off. ER Hit high ground. L Contacted a tree on final approach, stalled, and crashed. AA Hit high ground. AIR TRAFFIC'S RISING FAST. OUR INVESTMENT'S GOING UP EVEN FASTER. P" Britain's air traffic has reached record levels and is expected to go on doing so. In fact, in the ten years from 1985 to 1995 we estimate that aircraft movements will have increased by more than 50% and that the number of passengers will have gone up by around 70%. To handle these huge increases, the CAA is pursuing a policy of major long term investment. Another £600 million is to be spent over the next ten years on further improvements in air traffic control equipment alone. In 1988 the CAA completed and put into operation one of the world's most advanced radar systems covering all Britain's airspace. Work has started on installing a new computer system at the London Air Traffic Control Centre and on the Central Control Function to expand capacity over South East England. Restrictions and disputes abroad, however, remain outside our control. With our investment going up faster than air traffic, the CAA is aiming to meet rising demand and to improve safety. Civil Aviation Authority CAA House 45-59 Kingsway London WC2B 6TE
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