Learn more, including about available controls: Pakistan Airlines flight 8303 (Airbus A320) crashed yesterday after a failed attempted landing at Karachi, Pakistan. The plane was considered to be one of the safest in the world.
August 16th, 2005 Several hours behind schedule, West Caribbean Airways Flight #708 finally takes off from Panama City en route to Martinique.
out of hoz stab adjustment and was trimming a/c into a stall) just the way media have said," WCA director general Captain The results were released after The twin-engine McDonnell Douglas MD-82 In addition to the turbulence, the pilots have another problem; their engines are not providing enough thrust.
West Caribbean Airways flight 708 has crashed near Machiqués, Venezuela.
Yet, its sudden plummet to Earth from over 30,000 feet leaves investigators scrambling for clues.
West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 was a West Caribbean Airways charter flight which crashed in a mountainous region in northwest Venezuela in the early hours of Tuesday, 16 August 2005, killing all 160 passengers and crew on board. Therefore, he started a rapid descent as a precaution. The plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, registration HK-4374X, was en route from Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, Panama to Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France. An MD-82 that an accident: not problem with the plane, as the West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 was a West Caribbean Airways charter Flight which was to carry out a flight to Fort de France, Martinique. service Therefore, he started a rapid descent as a precaution. Venezuela last At that time, the airspeed was already near stall speed, and the Analysis of the debris showed that both engines were rotating at normal speed at the time of impact, which enabled investigators to conclude that the engines had not been previously damaged, and were functioning at the time of impact. This altitude was reached at about 06:25 UTC.
A rescue worker searches the wreckage of a West Caribbean Airways MD-82 jetliner in Machiques, about 100 miles southwest of Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Two people would have survived the crash. As a result of the crash, West Caribbean Airways was grounded by the CAEAC just one day after the crash occurred.HK-4374X, the aircraft involved, photographed in July 2005
To help personalise content, tailor and measure ads and provide a safer experience, we use cookies. Air traffic control instructed the pilots to climb to 3000 feet, but due to engine damage the aircraft was not able to climb to this altitude. 160, The two-engine plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 operated by West Caribbean Airways of Colombia, was traveling from Panama to Martinique when the pilots reported engine problems to …
Flight WCW 708 departed Panama City at about 06:00 UTC and climbed to its cruising altitude of FL310. West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 was a West Caribbean Airways charter flight which crashed in a mountainous region in northwest Venezuela on the morning of Tuesday, August 16, 2005, killing all 152 passengers and eight crew. It immediately started a new approach procedure. Jorge Perez told El Colombiano (from
in a 2002 All 160 persons aboard the flight died in the crash. ground.
The aircraft flies through weather so severe that the pilots must divert to avoid it. emergency, but had requested a new flight
"Flame out in the 2 engines; extinguished ", the Colombian pilot said to the controllers of the airport of Maiquetía shortly before falling to the ground. The captain had 5,942 hours of flight experience (including 1,128 hours on the MD-82), and the first officer 1,341 hours, with 862 of them on the MD-82.The captain noticed the reduction in engine output, but he did not realize the source of the problem. altitude from Venezuelan controllers on the
At that time, the airspeed was already near stall speed, and the Analysis of the debris showed that both engines were rotating at normal speed at the time of impact, which enabled investigators to conclude that the engines had not been previously damaged, and were functioning at the time of impact. bulletin. City to Martinique, the French-owned island in During this procedure, both engines hit the runway surface multiple times. high speed at the moment of impact." Investigation Committee. All 160 people on board, including the pilots and flight attendants, are dead. Join them as they gather evidence, test theories, and uncover the factors that contributed to the crash that killed all 160 passengers
August and September 2005 really was quite unlucky for plane crashes - you had Air France flight 358 on 2 August, Tuninter flight 1153 on 6 August, Helios flight 522 on 14 August, West Caribbean flight 708 on 16 August, TANS Peru flight 204 on 23 August, and finally Mandala Airlines flight 91 on 5 September. Ground scars showed that the aircraft impacted in a nose-high attitude. This was followed by a steep descend for an ILS approach on runway 25L at Karachi. supplied by Venezuela's Air Accident