McDonnel Douglas MD-81 accident report
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Tuesday 1 December 1981 Inex-Adria Aviopromet MD-82 YU-ANA c/n 48047.
Charter Flight JP1308 from Ljubljana (LJU), Slovenia to Ajaccio (AJA), Corsica, France with 7 crew and 173 passengers. Crashed against the side of 1365m high Mont San-Pietro 24km SE of Ajaccio apt. at the island of Corsica. All people on board died in the crash. Cause : crew descended to low in clouds approaching the airport and language/communication problems with air traffic control. first flight : 1981
Airframe hrs : 683 cycles : ? engines : P&W JT8D-217 location : +-500m 41°45’40.67”N 8°59’20.43”E
Sunday 12 June 1988 Austral Lineas Aereas MD-81 N1003G c/n 48050
Flight AU046 from Resistencia apt (RES) to Posadas apt (PSS), Argentina with 6 crew and 16 passengers. The aircraft made a VOR/DME approach to RW01 in poor weather, 100m visibility in fog. Crashed 3022m south of Posadas apt RW01 in an eucalyptus forest. All people on board died in the crash. Cause : crew continued approach in weather conditions below minima for this airport. first flight : 1981
Airframe hrs : cycles : engines : P&W JT8D-209 location : +-100m 27°25’16”S 55°58’14”W
2 fatal accidents between 1981 and 2011 > 30 service years, 132 MD-81’s built ,
safety number = (2 accidents / 30 service years / 132 aircraft)*1000 = 0.505.
Total 202 people sadly died in the accidents.
Worst accident : 1 December 1981, Inex-Adria 180 people died.
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