Bearskin Airlines Flight 4330
A second unstable approach ended with in-flight reverse thrust, loss of control and a crash beside a gravel runway. All ten occupants survived.
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Causes
Training and procedures in airline accidents
Official investigators identified training and procedures in 7 of the incidents we cover, from 1982 to 2023. Each account explains how it arose in that case. A shared topic does not mean the same cause.
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| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Location | Fatalities | Report status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2023 | Bearskin Airlines Flight 4330 | Fairchild SA227-DC Metro 23 | Runway 10, Detour Lake Aerodrome, Ontario | 4 minor injuries: 1 crew member and 3 passengers; no fatalities or serious injuries | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 29 March 2015 | Air Canada Flight 624 | Airbus A320-211 | Halifax Stanfield, approach to Runway 05 | No fatalities | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 1 June 2009 | Air France Flight 447 | Airbus A330-203 | Atlantic Ocean, international waters near TASIL | 228 fatalities; no survivors | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 15 January 2009 | US Airways Flight 1549 | Airbus A320-214 | Hudson River near Weehawken, New Jersey | No fatalities | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 24 August 2001 | Air Transat Flight 236 | Airbus A330-243 | Lajes, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal | 0 | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 8 January 1989 | British Midland Flight 92 | Boeing 737-400 | M1 motorway embankment near Kegworth, about 900 metres from Runway 27 at East Midlands | 47 passengers: 39 at the scene and eight later | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 13 January 1982 | Air Florida Flight 90 | Boeing 737-222 | 14th Street Bridge and Potomac River, Washington area | 78: 74 aboard and four on the ground | LEVEL 3 Final report |
Air Canada Flight 624
A constant descent angle did not keep the aircraft on the intended approach path.
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Air France Flight 447
An airspeed inconsistency became a loss of control that the crew never recovered from.
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US Airways Flight 1549
A bird encounter left almost no engine thrust, and the Hudson became the landing site.
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Air Transat Flight 236
A maintenance-induced fuel leak emptied an A330 over the Atlantic. The crew glided to Lajes, where all 306 occupants survived.
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British Midland Flight 92
A left engine fan blade failed. The crew shut down the right engine, and the damaged left engine lost thrust on final approach.
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Air Florida Flight 90
After a long wait in falling snow, a contaminated aircraft took off with too little thrust. It struck the 14th Street Bridge and entered the ice-covered Potomac River.
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