Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 30 August 1970
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander
Owner/operator: Dutch Continental Airways
Registration Number: PH-NVA
Location: Haringvreter –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Aircraft Navigation System & Pilot’s Spatial AwarenessAircraft Navigation System & Pilot’s Spatial Awareness
Category: Accident
An Islander aircraft entered a fog bank, resulting in a 45-degree bank angle and subsequent crash on the Haringvreter island in Veerse Meer.An Islander aircraft entered a fog bank, resulting in a 45-degree bank angle and subsequent crash on the Haringvreter island in Veerse Meer.
Description
The aircraft inadvertently entered a fog bank. The pilot, who did not have an instrument rating, lost spatial awareness. When the Islander broke the fog bank it was flying in a 45 degree bank angle. It contacted trees and crashed on the Haringvreter island in a lake called Veerse Meer.
Primary Cause
Loss of spatial awareness due to lack of instrument rating during entry into a fog bank.Loss of spatial awareness due to lack of instrument rating during entry into a fog bank.Share on:
