Beechcraft 1900D crash, Jan 28, 2004 (1 killed), Ghardaïa
Beechcraft 1900D accident on January 28, 2004 near Ghardaïa, Ghardaïa, Algeria with 1 fatality. Cause: Lack of approach discipline and failure to...
- Date: January 28, 2004
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 1900D
- Location: Ghardaïa, Ghardaïa, Algeria
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Lack of approach discipline and failure to follow published procedures, with the captain distracted by visual search and ignoring alarms. Poor crew coordination and lack of type training on the aircraft were also cited.
A Tassili Airlines Beechcraft 1900D on a charter from Hassi R'Mel to Ghardaia at night made an unstable approach. The captain preferred a visual approach, the copilot hesitated, and the EGPWS alarmed repeatedly. The captain steered steeply toward the runway, the aircraft hit the ground and broke up, and the copilot died the next day.