This plane crash takes us to the European country of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is located next to the following countries: Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro.
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Pictured above is the type of plane involved in this accident.
Crash of a Beechcraft 200 Super king air in Berkovići
Date: 26th of February 2004.
Time: 07:45am local time.
Registered: Zulu 3- Bravo Alpha Bravo (Z3-BAB).
Number of people killed: Nine people were killed in the crash.
Circumstances: The twin engine aircraft departed Skopje International Airport (IATA: SKP, ICAO: LWSK), Skopje, Macedonia on a flight to Mostar International Airport (IATA: OMO, ICAO: LQMO), Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the flight was carrying two pilots and seven passengers (9 people in total), the plane was on approach at night and in limited visibility due to marginal weather conditions, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near Berkovići, which was about 32 kilometres southeast of the planes destination airport, the aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire also destroyed the aircraft and all nine people on board the plane were killed in the crash.
Cause of the crash: There were many causes which lead to the crash, ultimately the cause of the crash was Controlled Flight into Terrain, they include the following; Poor approach and landing preparation and planning, ignored ATC information about current meteorological conditions at the airport, Misinterpreted the final approach fix with the intermediate approach fix, causing the descent to be prematurely, Disengaged the autopilot during the approach while descending in complex meteorological conditions, Poor crew resource management, Lack of crew communication, Failed to comply with SOP's (Standard Operating Procedures) and a Failure to maintain flight level when the aircraft reached the MDA (Minimum Descent Altitude) and a failure of adequate assistance.
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