HB-AAI

On September 13, 1964 at 12:00 AM, HB-AAI experienced a crash involving Fokker F27 Friendship, operated by Balair - Switzerland, with the event recorded near Málaga Andalusia.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane was approaching the runway with 40° flaps and gear down as the pilot realized he was too high on the glide. While still at and altitude of 1,000 feet, ground fine pitch was selected, causing the plane to enter a steep descent. The Fokker touched down very heavily on the main gear, causing the centre section of the wing to fail. The aircraft skidded for about 400 m before coming to rest. There were no injuries among the occupant.

Aircraft reference details include registration HB-AAI, MSN 10141, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.7140°, -4.4250°.