Fokker F27 Friendship crash, May 17, 2001 (5 killed), Men...
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on May 17, 2001 near Mendoza-El Plumerillo, Mendoza, Argentina with 5 fatalities. Cause: Not determined. The reported...
- Date: May 17, 2001
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Mendoza-El Plumerillo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined. The reported sequence is right engine power loss after takeoff followed by a stall during the return turn.
A Fokker F27 training flight from Mendoza lost power from its right engine just after takeoff. The crew turned back toward the airport, but the aircraft stalled and crashed 300 metres past the runway end, burning. All five crew members were killed.