Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 26 November 1977
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander
Owner/operator: Bureau de Prospection Forestire
Registration Number: TR-LNG
Location: –
ÿ Unknown country
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: The aircraft’s flight control system and altitude sensors.The aircraft’s flight control system and altitude sensors.
Category: UK

A commercial aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude and control, leading to its written-off status. The incident involved a sudden and unexpected loss of altitude, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent impact.A commercial aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude and control, leading to its written-off status. The incident involved a sudden and unexpected loss of altitude, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent impact.
Description
Written off.
Primary Cause
Loss of altitude due to a sudden and unexpected change in air pressure or turbulence.Loss of altitude due to a sudden and unexpected change in air pressure or turbulence.Share on: