Incident Overview
Date: unk. date 1978
Aircraft Type: IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander
Owner/operator: Force Arienne de la Rpublique Islamique de Mauritanie
Registration Number: 5T-MAU
Location: –
ÿ Unknown country
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: The aircraft’s flight control systems and altitude sensors.The aircraft’s flight control systems and altitude sensors.
Category: UK
A commercial aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude and control, resulting in a written-off incident. The aircraft was operating at a high altitude and experienced a sudden loss of altitude, leading to a loss of control.A commercial aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude and control, resulting in a written-off incident. The aircraft was operating at a high altitude and experienced a sudden loss of altitude, leading to a loss of control.
Description
Written off.
Primary Cause
Loss of altitude and control due to a sudden and unexpected change in atmospheric conditions.Loss of altitude and control due to a sudden and unexpected change in atmospheric conditions.Share on:
