Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN) crash, Aug 29, 2001 (4 killed)
Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN) accident on August 29, 2001 near Málaga, Andalusia, Spain with 4 fatalities. Cause: The crew incorrectly applied the engine...
- Date: August 29, 2001
- Aircraft: Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN)
- Location: Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew incorrectly applied the engine fire emergency procedure to a false warning, shutting down both engines. Contributing factors were a moisture or dirt fault in the fire detection circuit, inadequate maintenance instructions and weak crew coordination.
On final approach to Malaga the crew of this Binter Canarias CN-235 received a left engine fire warning that proved false, and the crew shut down the good engine by mistake. With both engines stopped the aircraft stalled and crashed short of the runway against a motorway embankment. Four people, including the captain, were killed and most others were injured.