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'''PauknAir Flight 4101''' was a ] ] that crashed on a flight from ], Spain to the Spanish North African ] of ]. All 38 passengers and crew on board the aircraft were killed in the accident. '''PauknAir Flight 4101''' was a ] ] that crashed on a flight from ], Spain to the Spanish North African ] of ]. All 38 passengers and crew on board the aircraft were killed in the accident.

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The aircraft made its first flight in 1983 and was the seventh BAe 146 built. PauknAir had been operating the aircraft since it was established and was the second operator of the aircraft since it was built.<ref> retrieved 2010-05-30.</ref> The aircraft made its first flight in 1983 and was the seventh BAe 146 built. PauknAir had been operating the aircraft since it was established and was the second operator of the aircraft since it was built.<ref> retrieved 2010-05-30.</ref>
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PauknAir Flight 4101
Accident
Date25 September 1998 (1998-09-25)
SummaryCFIT
SiteBoumahfouda, Morocco
Aircraft typeBAe 146
OperatorPauknAir
RegistrationEC-GEO
Flight originMálaga Airport
DestinationMelilla Airport
Passengers34
Crew4
Fatalities38 (all)
Survivors0

PauknAir Flight 4101 was a British Aerospace BAe 146 that crashed on a flight from Málaga, Spain to the Spanish North African exclave of Melilla. All 38 passengers and crew on board the aircraft were killed in the accident.

The aircraft

The aircraft made its first flight in 1983 and was the seventh BAe 146 built. PauknAir had been operating the aircraft since it was established and was the second operator of the aircraft since it was built.

Accident

The aircraft took off from runway 14 at Malaga's Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport at 9:23 AM. On board were 34 passengers and a crew of four. The flight proceeded normally, without any problems and with normal weather conditions for those hours of the morning.

The descent began at 9:41. In the area of Cape Tres Forcas (the headland on which Melilla is situated), low visibility is common, as clouds accumulate between the valleys formed by the steep mountains of the cape. The descent continued in Instrument meteorological conditions. In communications with Air traffic control, the pilot complained of the fog. Some of his last words were: "I see nothing"'.

At 9:49, there were two Terrain awareness and warning system signals in the cockpit of "terrain", which indicates that the aircraft was too low.

Causes

The accident investigation concluded "Given the facts and analysis conducted, the Commission concluded that the accident was caused by a collision with terrain in IMC. This confirms the hypothesis put forward by members of the committee of investigation from the beginning of their investigations, it is a type of CFIT accident (collision with the ground without loss of control) due to a combination of several factors: - Non-application of the arrival procedure, including descending below the minimum safe altitude; - Inadequate crew coordination; - Non-application of company procedures regarding GPWS alarm."

References

  1. History of BAe 147 c/no. 1007 retrieved 2010-05-30.
  2. Informe oficial del accidente

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Aviation accidents and incidents in 1998 (1998)
Feb 2 Cebu Pacific Flight 387Feb 3 Cavalese cable car crashFeb 12 Sudan Air Force crashFeb 16 China Airlines Flight 676Mar 18 Formosa Airlines Flight 7623Mar 19 Ariana Afghan Airlines Boeing 727 crashMar 22 Philippine Airlines Flight 137Apr 20 Air France Flight 422May 5 Occidental Petroleum Boeing 737 crashMay 25 Pakistan International Airlines Flight 544May 26 MIAT Mongolian Airlines crashJun 18 Propair Flight 420Jun 28 United Airlines Flight 863Jul 30 Indian Airlines Flight 503Jul 30 Proteus Airlines Flight 706Aug 5 Korean Air Flight 8702Aug 24 Myanma Airways Flight 635Aug 29 Cubana de Aviación Flight 389Sep 2 Swissair Flight 111Sep 25 PauknAir Flight 4101Sep 29 Lionair Flight 602Oct 10 Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727 crashDec 11 Thai Airways International Flight 261
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