Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette crash, Nov 25, 2000 (1 killed)
Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette accident on November 25, 2000 near Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain with 1 fatality. Cause: The crew flew the approach in very...
- Date: November 25, 2000
- Aircraft: Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette
- Location: Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew flew the approach in very reduced visibility using only the GPS receiver and did not reliably monitor ground separation. Pressure to complete the humanitarian mission may have influenced the decision (CIAIAC, as summarized in secondary sources).
A Corvette positioning flight to Cordoba to collect a transplant medical team flew into fog at night. The crew attempted a GPS-based approach because the airport had no ILS. The aircraft was too low on final, struck a utility pole and crashed into an uninhabited house about 1,500 metres short of the runway. One pilot was killed and the other seriously injured.