Incident Overview
Date: Friday 28 January 1983
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200
Owner/operator: Lineas Areas del Estado – LADE
Registration Number: T-83
Location: R¡o Gallegos Internacional Airport, SC (RGL) –
ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft Control Surfaces (e.g., ailerons, elevators, rudder)Aircraft Control Surfaces (e.g., ailerons, elevators, rudder)
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a severe loss of control during a sudden descent into dense fog, resulting in a crash landing.A small aircraft experienced a severe loss of control during a sudden descent into dense fog, resulting in a crash landing.
Description
The aircraft crash-landed in fog.
Primary Cause
Weather conditions ? dense fog ? significantly impaired visibility and reduced aircraft control, leading to a loss of altitude and subsequent impact.Weather conditions ? dense fog ? significantly impaired visibility and reduced aircraft control, leading to a loss of altitude and subsequent impact.Share on:
