| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | donderdag 18 april 1991 |
| Tijd: | 11:56 |
| Type: |  Dornier 228-212 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Air Tahiti |
| Registratie: | F-OHAB |
| Constructienummer: | 8196 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1990-08-16 (8 months) |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 634 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 9 / inzittenden: 20 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 10 / inzittenden: 22 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 1 km (0.6 mijl) WNW van Nuku Hiva Airport (NHV) ( Frans Polynesië)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Hiva Oa Airport (HIX/NTMN), Frans Polynesië |
| Nuku Hiva Airport (NHV/NTMD), Frans Polynesië | |
| Vluchtnummer: | 805 |
A Dornier 228-212, registration F-OHAN, crashed in the waters off Nuku Hiva Airport, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Ten of the 22 occupants sustained fatal injuries.
Air Tahiti flight 805 had taken off from Hiva Ou at 11:10 for a flight to Nuku Hiva. The crew were approaching runway 06 when the no. 1 engine suffered an uncontained failure. Both crewmembers didn't recognize the failure but concentrated on the low oil pressure warning for the engine in question. The approach was abandoned and the aircraft flew parallel to the runway in order to land on runway 24. The Dornier lost altitude and at the very last moment it was decided to carry out an unprepared ditching.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE (translated from French): "The accident resulted from a series of inappropriate actions by the crew, facing a mechanical failure of an engine which alone should never have led to this outcome.
Among the factors explaining this below-average performance of the crew, the inquiry committee noted:
1) The influence of a possible levels of alcohol of the crew members;
2) A lack of rigor in the type rating qualifying of the crew;
3) Ommissions in the Operations Manual (no division of tasks in some occasional or emergency situations);
4) Deficiencies in the company's technical control of the state of the aircraft."
Accident investigation:
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Bronnen:
» Rapport relatif a l'accident survenu le 18 avril 1991 pres de l'aérodrome de Nuku Hiva a l'avion DORNIER DO 228 immatriculé F-OHAB exploité par la Compagnie Air Tahiti» Scramble Vol.13, nr.01
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Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Hiva Oa Airport en Nuku Hiva Airport bedraagt 171 km (107 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
De afstand tussen Hiva Oa Airport en Nuku Hiva Airport bedraagt 171 km (107 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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