Airliner Accident Review 2009

by Harro Ranter

© Harro Ranter, the Aviation Safety NetworkDcember 31, 2009this publication is available also on http://aviation-safety.net/2009/Version 1.0

PrefaceThe Aviation Safety Network is an independent organisation located in the Netherlands. Founded in 1996. It has the aim to provide everyone with a (professional) interest in aviation with up-to-date, complete and reliable authoritative information on airliner accidents and safety issues. ASN is an exclusive service of the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF).The figures have been compiled using the airliner accident database of the Aviation Safety Network, the Internet leader in aviation safety information. The Aviation Safety Network uses information from authoritative and official sources like NTSB, ICAO etc.

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Definitions

Accident“An occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until such time as all such persons have disembarked, in which a person on the airplane is fatally injured and the airplane is damaged beyond repair.” 

Airliner “Commercial multi-engine airplane which, in certificated maximum passenger

configuration, is capable of carrying 14 or more passengers.”

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2009 in a nutshell

• Thirty fatal multi-engine airliner accidents• Airliner accident fatalities: 757• Eleven fatal accidents on passenger flights

 

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Accidents per month (cumulative) 

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Fatal airliner accidents per year  

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Number of fatal accidents per year (blue)Moving ten-year average (pink)

Accidents by flight nature 

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Accidents by flight phase 

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Accidents by continent 

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Africa: 9 Asia: 13 Australia: 1 Central America: 1 Europe: 3North America: 1 South America: 1 Ocean: 1Total: 30

7 February 2009

aircraft type: Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeiranteairline: Manaus Aerotáxiaccident location: near Santo António, AM Brazilflight:

Scheduled Passenger 

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Fatalities:

       24description:

Crashed into a river after engine failure.

12 February 2009

aircraft type: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402 Q400airline: Colgan Air/Continental Connectionaccident location: Clarence Center, near Buffalo, NYUSAflight:

Scheduled Passenger 

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Fatalities:

       49description:

Stalled on final approach and crashed into a house.

15 February 2009

aircraft type: HESA IrAn-140-100airline: HESAaccident location: near Isfahan-Hesa Air BaseIranflight:

Training

 

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Fatalities:

       5description:

Crashed during training flight.

20 February 2009

aircraft type: Antonov 12Bairline: Aerolift Companyaccident location: Luxor Airport Egyptflight:

Ferry

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Fatalities:

       5description:

Crashed and burned on takeoff.

25 February 2009

aircraft type: Boeing 737-8F2airline: Türk Hava Yollari - THYaccident location: near Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport The Netherlandsflight: Scheduled Passenger

 

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Fatalities:

       9description:

Crashed short of runway.

6 March 2009

aircraft type: NAL Sarasairline: NAL-National Aerospace Laboratories accident location: near Bangalore-Hindustan Airport Indiaflight: Test 

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Fatalities:

       3description:

Second prototype of NAL Saras crashed during "engine off" test.

9 March 2009

aircraft type: Ilyushin 76Tairline: Aeroliftaccident location: Lake Victoria, near Entebbe AirportUgandaflight: Cargo 

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Fatalities:

       11description:

Crashed into Lake Victoria after takeoff.

23 March 2009

aircraft type: McDonnell Douglas MD-11Fairline: FedExaccident location: Tokyo-Narita Airport  Japanflight: Cargo 

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Fatalities:

       2description:

Bounced and rolled over on landing.

9 April 2009

aircraft type: British Aerospace BAe-146-300airline: Aviastar Mandiriaccident location: near WamenaIndonesiaflight: Cargo 

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Fatalities:

       6description:

CFIT during visual approach with low clouds.

29 April 2009

aircraft type: Boeing 737-275airline: Bako Airaccident location: near MassambaD.R.Congoflight: Ferry 

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Fatalities:

       7description:

Crashed during a maintenance ferry flight.

10 May 2009

aircraft type: British Aerospace 3212 Jetstream 32airline: privateaccident location: near Utila Airport Hondurasflight: Illegal (smuggling) 

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Fatalities:

       1description:

Crashed short of the runway; 1500 kgs of cocaine on board.

26 May 2009

aircraft type: Antonov 26airline: Service Airaccident location: near Isiro Airport D.R. Congoflight: Cargo 

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Fatalities:

       3description:

Crashed on approach.

1 June 2009

aircraft type: Airbus A330-203airline: Air Franceaccident location: Atlantic Ocean

flight: Scheduled Passenger 

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Fatalities:

      228

description:

Crashed at sea following multiple ACARS failure messages.

29 June 2009

aircraft type: DHC-6 Twin Otter 300airline: Aviastar Mandiriaccident location: near WamenaIndonesiaflight: Cargo 

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Fatalities:

       3description:

Crashed into a mountain slope at 9,600 feet.

30 June 2009

aircraft type: Airbus A310-324airline: Yemenia Airwaysaccident location: near MoroniComorosflight: Scheduled Passenger 

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Fatalities:

      152

description:

Crashed at sea on approach.

15 July 2009

aircraft type: Tupolev 154Mairline: Caspian Airlinesaccident location: near QazvinIranflight: Scheduled Passenger 

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Fatalities:

      168

description:

Entered high speed descent from FL340 and crashed.

24 July 2009

aircraft type: Ilyushin 62Mairline: Aria Airaccident location: Mashhad AirportIranflight: Scheduled Passenger 

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Fatalities:

       16description:

Runway excursion following high speed landing.

2 August 2009

aircraft type: DHC-6 Twin Otter 300airline: Merpati Nusantara Airlinesaccident location: near OksibilIndonesiaflight: Scheduled Passenger 

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Fatalities:

       15description:

Crashed into a wooded mountain slope at 9,300 feet.

4 August 2009

aircraft type: ATR-72-212airline: Bangkok Airwaysaccident location: Koh Samui AirportThailandflight: Scheduled Passenger 

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Fatalities:

        1description:

Runway excursion on landing; collided with control tower building.

11 August 2009

aircraft type: DHC-6 Twin Otter 300airline: Airlines PNGaccident location: near KokodaPapua New Guineaflight: Scheduled Passenger 

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Fatalities:

       13description:

Crashed into a wooded mountain slope at 5,774 feet in poor weather.

14 August 2009

aircraft type: Beechcraft 99airline: Skydive Portugalaccident location: ÉvoraPortugalflight: Parachuting 

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Fatalities:

        2description:

Engine failure; crashed into a house during a single engine go-around.

16 August 2009

aircraft type: Avcen Jetpodairline: Avcen accident location: near Taiping Airport Malaysiaflight: Test 

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Fatalities:

        1description:

The Jetpod STOL jet prototype crashed during maiden flight.

26 August 2009

aircraft type: Antonov 12BKairline: Aero Fret Businessaccident location: near BrazzavilleCongoflight: Cargo 

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Fatalities:

        6description:

Crashed on approach; premature descent.

24 September 2009

aircraft type: BAe 4121 Jetstream 41airline: SA Airlinkaccident location: DurbanSouth Africaflight: Ferry 

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Fatalities:

        1description:

Engine failure on takeoff. Forced landing in a street.

17 October 2009

Philippinesaircraft type: Douglas DC-3C (C-47D)airline: Victoria Airaccident location: near Manila AirportPhilippinesflight: Cargo 

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Fatalities:

        4description:

Crashed into warehouse during emergency return to the airport.

21 October 2009

Philippinesaircraft type: Boeing 707-330Cairline: Sudan Airwaysaccident location: near Sharjah AirportUnited Arab Emiratesflight: Cargo 

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Fatalities:

        6description:

Loss of control after losing engine parts on takeoff.

1 November 2009

Philippinesaircraft type: Ilyushin 76airline: Russian Ministry of Interioraccident location: near Mirnyy AirportRussiaflight: Ferry 

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Fatalities:

       11description:

Barely climbed on takeoff; crashed.

9 November 2009

Philippinesaircraft type: Beechcraft 1900Dairline: Blue Bird Aviationaccident location: Nairobi-Wilson Airport Kenyaflight: Cargo 

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Fatalities:

       1description:

Returned; struck perimeter fence on landing, crashed and broke up.

12 November 2009

SPhilippinesaircraft type: Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-100ERairline: Rwandair Expressaccident location: Kigali Airport Rwandaflight: Scheduled Passenger 

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Fatalities:

       1description:

Returned to land after throttle issues; taxied into airport building.

28 November 2009

aircraft type: McDonnell Douglas MD-11Fairline: Avient Aviationaccident location: Shanghai-Pudong AirportChinaflight: Cargo 

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Fatalities:

       3description:

Crashed and burned on takeoff.

Acknowledgments, sourcesauthorities:Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses (BEA) - FranceCAAC - ChinaCAO - IranDe Onderzoeksraad voor veiligheid - NetherlandsDepartemen Perhubungan (Ministry of Transport) - IndonesiaDirección de Lucha Contra el Narcotráfico - HondurasForça Aérea Brasileira - BrazilGabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronaves (GPIAA) - PortugalJapan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) - JapanMinistry of Emergency Situations (MChS) - RussiaMinistério da Defesa - BrazilNational Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) - USANational Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) - IndonesiaPNG Accident Investigation Commission (AIC) - Papua New GuineaS.A. CAA - South AfricaGeneral Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) - UAE

news media and airlines:Bangalore Aviation; Bangkok Post; IRNA; ITAR-TASS; LaPrensa.hn; Manaus Aerotáxi;  NTV (Kenya); Philippine Daily Inquirer; PressTV.ir;  RNA; Radio Okapi; Rwandair; Sydney Morning Herald; The Nation (Kenya); The New Vision (Uganda); Uganda Parliament

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Photos and figures:Google, CAO, FAB, NTSB, NTSC, Keith Burton, Nick Dungeness, Werner Fischdick, Vaclav Kudela, Darryl Morrell, Harro Ranter, Jeroen Stroes, johnxxx84