Beechcraft 1900D crash, Oct 28, 2012, Bir Kalait
Beechcraft 1900D accident on October 28, 2012 near Bir Kalait, Wadi Fira, Chad with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined. Government and press accounts...
- Date: October 28, 2012
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 1900D
- Location: Bir Kalait, Wadi Fira, Chad
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. Government and press accounts differ on whether the aircraft was too low on approach or touched down short of the runway.
A Chadian government Beechcraft 1900D carrying 15 passengers, including a presidential delegation and President Idriss Deby, landed short of the runway at Bir Kalait. The undercarriage was torn off and the aircraft slid about 200 metres on its belly before stopping in sand. All 17 occupants escaped uninjured, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.