Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 10 March 1983
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator: Bakhtar Afghan Airlines
Registration Number: YA-GAZ
Location: near Shashgow Ghazni –
ÿ Afghanistan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19
Component Affected: Aircraft Flight ControlsAircraft Flight Controls
Category: Accident
A pilot initiated an enroute flight to Kabul, Afghanistan, despite deteriorating weather conditions. The pilot elected to climb to FL185 and maintain VFR flight, resulting in a crash in an area of showers and thunderstorms. The probable cause was a combination of continued VFR flight in poor weather and a physical impairment ? a lack of oxygen at high altitude ? contributing to the incident.A pilot initiated an enroute flight to Kabul, Afghanistan, despite deteriorating weather conditions. The pilot elected to climb to FL185 and maintain VFR flight, resulting in a crash in an area of showers and thunderstorms. The probable cause was a combination of continued VFR flight in poor weather and a physical impairment ? a lack of oxygen at high altitude ? contributing to the incident.
Description
While enroute to Kabul, the weather deteriorated. The pilot chose to climb to FL185 and continue VFR. The aircraft crashed in an area of showers and thunderstorms. PROBABLE CAUSE: Continued VFR flight in poor weather and a physical impairment (lack of oxygen when flying at high altitude).
Primary Cause
Continued VFR flight in poor weather and a physical impairment (lack of oxygen when flying at high altitude)Continued VFR flight in poor weather and a physical impairment (lack of oxygen when flying at high altitude)Share on:
