AIRBUS A310 INCIDENTS & FATAL
ACCIDENT
30 January 2000;
Kenya Airways A310-300; near Abidjan, Ivory
Coast: The aircraft crashed into the Atlantic
Ocean shortly after taking off at night for a flight from
Abidjan to Lagos, Nigeria. All 11 crew members and 158 of
the 168 passengers were killed.
11 December 1998;
Thai Airways International A310-200; near Surat Thani,
Thailand: During its third landing attempt, the
aircraft crashed just outside the Surat Thani airport.
The aircraft was on a domestic flight from Bangkok to
Surat Thani. There were 90 fatalities among the 132
passengers and 11 fatalities among the 14 crew
members.
31 March 1995;
Tarom Romanian Airlines A310; near Balotesti,
Romania: Aircraft crashed shortly after taking
off in a snowstorm. All 10 crew and 50 passengers were
killed.
22 March 1994;
Russian International Airways A310; near Novokuznetsk,
Russia: Lost control and crashed after the
captain had allowed at least one child to manipulate the
flight controls. All 12 crew and 63 passengers were
killed
31 July 1992;
Thai International A310-300; near Katmandu,
Nepal: The aircraft had a controlled flight into
terrain about 22.5 miles (36 km) from the airport after
apparently using an incorrect procedure for a missed
approach. All 14 crew and 99 passengers were
killed.
|
Accident
Year
|
Manufacturer
|
Model
|
Events
|
Fatal
Events
|
Fatality
T
|
|
1995
|
AIRBUS
INDUSTRIE
|
A310-200/-300
|
1
|
1
|
50
|
|
1994
|
AIRBUS
INDUSTRIE
|
A310-200/-300
|
1
|
1
|
63
|
|
1992
|
AIRBUS
INDUSTRIE
|
A310
|
1
|
1
|
99
|
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