5N-AWS
Flight / Schedule
5N-AWS
Aircraft
BAe 125Registration
5N-AWS
MSN
256042
Year of Manufacture
1975
Operator
Radio Communications CorporationDate
December 15, 1986 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
City
Crash Location
Casablanca-Nouasseur (Mohammed V) Grand Casablanca
Region
Africa • Morocco
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On December 15, 1986 at 12:00 AM, 5N-AWS experienced a crash involving BAe 125, operated by Radio Communications Corporation, with the event recorded near Casablanca-Nouasseur (Mohammed V) Grand Casablanca.
The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a city crash site.
8 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 125.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 2.
The listed crash cause is human factor. On approach to Casablanca-Nouasseur Airport, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft crashed into houses located 2 km short of runway. All eight occupants were killed as well as two people on the ground.
Aircraft reference details include registration 5N-AWS, MSN 256042, year of manufacture 1975.
Fatalities
Total
10
Crew
2
Passengers
6
Other
2
Crash Summary
On approach to Casablanca-Nouasseur Airport, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft crashed into houses located 2 km short of runway. All eight occupants were killed as well as two people on the ground.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
6
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
125.0%
Known people on board: 8
Operational Details
Operator
Radio Communications CorporationFlight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
City
Region / Country
Africa • Morocco
Aircraft Details
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