Gibraltar - Tangier
Flight / Schedule
Gibraltar - Tangier
Aircraft
Vickers ViscountRegistration
G-BBVH
MSN
281
Year of Manufacture
1957
Operator
Gibraltar AirwaysDate
November 23, 1988 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Tangier-Boukhalef Tangier-Tétouan
Region
Africa • Morocco
Coordinates
35.7381°, -5.8804°
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On November 23, 1988 at 12:00 AM, Gibraltar - Tangier experienced a crash involving Vickers Viscount, operated by Gibraltar Airways, with the event recorded near Tangier-Boukhalef Tangier-Tétouan.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
78 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 78 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 74, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is weather. The approach to Tangier-Boukhalef Airport was completed in heavy rain falls with a wind from 060° gusting at 24 knots. After touchdown on a wet runway, the crew encountered difficulties to decelerate. Following a course of about 1,000 meters on runway 28, the four engine aircraft veered off runway to the left and came to rest in a ditch. All 78 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Aircraft reference details include registration G-BBVH, MSN 281, year of manufacture 1957.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.7381°, -5.8804°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The approach to Tangier-Boukhalef Airport was completed in heavy rain falls with a wind from 060° gusting at 24 knots. After touchdown on a wet runway, the crew encountered difficulties to decelerate. Following a course of about 1,000 meters on runway 28, the four engine aircraft veered off runway to the left and came to rest in a ditch. All 78 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
74
Estimated Survivors
78
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 78
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Gibraltar - Tangier
Operator
Gibraltar AirwaysFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Africa • Morocco
Aircraft Details
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