Dan-Air Flight 1008
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | 25 April 1980 |
| Type | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | On approach to Teneriffe North Airport, Canary Islands Coordinates: 28°23′53″N 16°25′05″W / 28.39806°N 16.41806°W |
| Passengers | 138 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Fatalities | 146 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-46 |
| Operator | Dan-Air |
| Tail number | G-BDAN |
Dan-Air Flight 1008 was a Boeing 727-46 (registration G-BDAN) that crashed on the 25 April 1980 while on approach to Tenerife North Airport, Canary Islands, Spain, at the end of a charter flight from Manchester.[1] The aircraft flew into high terrain when it turned the wrong way in a holding pattern. The aircraft was destroyed and all 146 occupants killed.[2] Dan-Air Flight 1008 marked the greatest loss of life in an accident to a British-registered aircraft.
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[edit] Accident
Flight 1008 was a charter flight from Manchester Airport, United Kingdom to Tenerife North Airport. The flight was 14 nautical miles from VOR/DME beacon 'TFN' when it was cleared onward to radio beacon 'FP' for an approach to Runway 12 after it had reached 'TFN'. Initially at Flight Level 110 Dan-Air 1008' was then cleared to descend to Flight Level 60. The crew reported overhead 'TFN' and was requested to join a non-standard holding pattern over the 'FP' beacon. This holding pattern was not a published procedure and the crew did not have a chart for it, but the instruction was accepted. The aircraft did not pass over 'FP' but flew to the South of the beacon and called entering the hold, about minute later they were cleared to descend to 5,000 feet.
Although the commander had said he was entering the hold for some reason he turned the aircraft to the left towards the southeast into an area of high ground (the minimum safe altitude was 14,500 feet). The aircraft descended towards 5,000 feet and the Ground Proximity Warning System operated, the crew reacted quickly and initiated a climb. With the engines on full power the aircraft entered a steep turn to the right and struck the mountain. The aircraft was flying in cloud when it struck the mountain.[1] The aircraft disintegrated with the debris spread over a wide area and the 146 on board died instantly.[1]
[edit] Investigation
The official investigation concluded that that the cause of the accident was that the aircraft commander, without taking account of the altitude at which he was flying, took the aircraft into an area of high terrain and thereby failed to maintain a safe height above the terrain.
[edit] Aircraft
The aircraft was a 1966 built Boeing 727-46 with line number 288 and registered G-BDAN.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c AAIB Report
- ^ Aviation Safety Network
[edit] References
- UK CAA Document CAA 429 World Airline Accident Summary
- United Kingdom Air Accidents Investigation Branch, Report No.8/1981 Report on the accident to Boeing 727, G-BDAN on Tenerife, Canary Islands, 25 April 1980
[edit] External links
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Aviation accidents and incidents in 1980 
