Narrative:
The runway at Hastings Field had been sabotaged by rebels overnight with concrete and steel projectiles dug into the tarmac. On an early morning sunrise flight from Lungi, the plane attempted to land and the obstructions tore off the right main landing gear. No passengers were injured.
» Owner of Inter Tropic Airlines by E-mail, 15-9-2010
| Status: | |
| Date: | xx xxx 2002 |
| Type: |  Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante |
| Operator: | Inter Tropic Airlines (S/L) Ltd |
| Registration: | 9L-LBR |
| MSN: | 110411 |
| First flight: | 1982 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Freetown-Hastings Airport (HGS) ( Sierra Leone)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA/GFLL), Sierra Leone |
| Freetown-Hastings Airport (HGS/GFHA), Sierra Leone |
The runway at Hastings Field had been sabotaged by rebels overnight with concrete and steel projectiles dug into the tarmac. On an early morning sunrise flight from Lungi, the plane attempted to land and the obstructions tore off the right main landing gear. No passengers were injured.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Freetown-Hastings Airport as the crow flies is 25 km (16 miles).
Distance from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Freetown-Hastings Airport as the crow flies is 25 km (16 miles).
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