Fokker F27 Friendship - Notable Accidents and Incidents

Notable Accidents and Incidents

• Trans Australia Airlines Flight 538 - June 10, 1960 Mackay, Queensland, Australia: 29 fatalities - this is still the deadliest civilian Australian aircraft accident in history. The investigation was not able to determine a probable cause of this accident. The accident was critical in the development of the flight recorder to record parameters to aid investigations of future airliner accidents.

• On May 7, 1964, Pacific Air Lines Flight 773 crashed into a hill in San Ramon, California, after a suicidal passenger killed both pilots and then turned the gun on himself. All 44 people on board were killed.

• On March 17, 1965, Ansett ANA F27-2013 c/n 10180 VH-FNH crash landed at Launceston, Tasmania, Australia whilst executing an emergency landing with a feathered propellor. Whilst attempting a go-around on one engine, the left wing of the aircraft struck the runway and the aircraft was extensively damaged by fire. There were no casualties and the aircraft was written off.

• On August 6, 1970, A Pakistan International Airlines Fokker F27 turboprop aircraft crashes while attempting to take off from Islamabad in a thunderstorm, killing all 30 people on board.

• On January 30, 1971 Indian Airlines Fokker Friendship aircraft Ganga was hijacked by Hashim Quereshi and his cousin Ashraf Butt and was flown to Lahore, Pakistan where the passengers and crew were released and plane was burnt on February 1, 1971.

• Pakistan International Airlines Flight 631 crashed on December 8, 1972 Gilgit, Pakistan: 26 fatalities.

• On May 31, 1974, an East-West Airlines F27-1131 c/n 10344, VH-EWL based in Sydney, crash-landed during a go-around attempt in unexpected tail-wind conditions at Bathurst, NSW, Australia. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off by insurers.

• On September 15, 1978, a Philippine Air Force F-27 crashed due to windshear. 15 of the 24 people on board were killed, as well as 17 people on the ground.

• On March 29, 1979, the F-27 of Quebecair Flight 255 crashed minutes after taking off from Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport. 17 people died and 7 were injured.

• On May 26, 1980, a Nigerian Air Force F-27 crashed due to a thunderstorm, killing all 30 people on board. The aircraft was carrying a delegation of military and government officials on a diplomatic mission.

• On July 20, 1981, Somali Airlines Flight 40 crashed near Balad Somalia. All 50 passengers and crew on board were killed.

• On August 4, 1984, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Chittagong crashed in the swamps near Shahjalal International Airport. All 45 passengers and 4 crew of the F27 died. The flight was piloted by Kaniz Fatema Roksana, the country's first female commercial pilot.

• On August 16, 1986, a Sudan Airways F27 was shot down by the SPLA, killing all 60 people on board.

• On October 23, 1986, a PIA Fokker F27 crashes while coming in to land in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing 13 of the 54 people on board

• On December 8, 1987, the Alianza Lima air disaster in which a Naval F27 that was transporting the Alianza Lima football club crashed in Lima, Peru, killing the whole team.

• On October 19, 1988, thirty-four died in a Vayudoot F27 crash near Guwahati, India.

• On August 25, 1989, A PIA Fokker carrying 54 people disappears after leaving Gilgit in northern Pakistan. The wreckage was never found.

• On February 12, 1990, a TAM Airlines Fokker F27 registration PT-LCG operating a flight from São Paulo-Congonhas to Bauru, due to faulty approach procedures touched down at Bauru 775m past the runway threshold. The pilot was unable to initiate a go around procedure and went past the end of the runway hitting a car that was passing on a road nearby. One crew member and 2 occupants of the car died.

• On November 8, 1995, an Argentine Air Force F27 registration TC-72 operating from Comodoro Rivadavia to Córdoba, crashed on mount Champaquí in Córdoba, killing all 52 people, many of them children.

• On November 11, 2002, Laoag International Airlines Flight 585 crashed into Manila Bay. 19 of the 34 people on board are killed.

• On February 20, 2003, a military F27 crashed in northwestern Pakistan killing Pakistan Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir, his wife and 15 others.

• Pakistan International Airlines Flight 688 carrying 45 people crashed 2–3 minutes after take off from Multan airport on July 10, 2006. There were no survivors. Engine fire was suspected as the cause of the crash.

• On April 6, 2009, an Indonesian Air Force F27 crashed in Bandung, Indonesia killing all 24 occupants on board. The cause of the incident was said to be heavy rain. The plane reportedly crashed into a hangar during its landing procedure and killed all on board. The casualties include: 6 crews, an instructor and 17 special forces trainee personnel

• On June 21, 2012, an Indonesian Air Force F27 crashed into a housing complex in the capital Jakarta, setting 6 houses on fire and killing at least 11 people.