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EAS Flight 602
EAS Flight 602 was a regularly scheduled commercial flight operated by a Fairchild FH-227 of the French airline Europe Aéro Service, which crashed during the approach to Valence-Chabeuil Airport in the Drôme on April 10, 1989, leaving no survivors among the 22 occupants of the aircraft. Circumstances The EAS Flight 602 (EY 602 GA) was a Fairchild FH-227B flight of the airline Uni-Air International, chartered by Europe Aéro Service, originating from Paris-Orly ( France) and destined for Valence Airport ( France). On April 10, 1989, at 21:08, with three crew members and 19 passengers on board. The aircraft struck the terrain during the approach procedure near the Col de Tourniol, in the commune of Léoncel ( Drôme). There were no survivors among the 22 people on board. The wreckage was discovered by rescue services around 1:15 am. Nearly 300 men were mobilized and about fifty vehicles were needed for the operation. At the time, the Prefecture of the Drôme had activ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Controlled Flight Into Terrain
In aviation, a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT; usually ) is an aviation accidents and incidents, accident in which an airworthy aircraft, under aircraft pilot, pilot control, is unintentionally flown into the ground, a mountain, a body of water or an obstacle. In a typical CFIT scenario, the aircrew, crew is unaware of the impending disaster until it is too late. The term was coined by engineers at Boeing in the late 1970s. Accidents where the aircraft is out of control at the time of impact, because of mechanical failure or pilot error, are not considered CFIT (they are known as ''uncontrolled flight into terrain'' or ''UFIT''), nor are incidents resulting from the deliberate action of the person at the controls, such as acts of terrorism or suicide by pilot. According to Boeing in 1997, CFIT was a leading cause of airplane accidents involving the loss of life, causing over 9,000 deaths since the beginning of the commercial jet aircraft. CFIT was identified as a cause of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
