BAe 146 crash, Sep 25, 1998 (38 killed), Cap de Trois Fou...
BAe 146 accident on September 25, 1998 near Cap de Trois Fourches, Oriental, Morocco with 38 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain in IMC...
- Date: September 25, 1998
- Aircraft: BAe 146
- Location: Cap de Trois Fourches, Oriental, Morocco
- Fatalities: 38
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain in IMC conditions, caused by descending below the minimum safe altitude during the arrival, inadequate crew coordination and failure to follow company procedures for GPWS warnings.
A PauknAir BAe 146 on a scheduled flight from Malaga to Melilla descended below the minimum safe altitude in low cloud and limited visibility. The GPWS alarm sounded twice, and seconds later the aircraft struck a mountain slope near Cap de Trois Fourches. It disintegrated on impact and all 38 people on board were killed.