Tel Aviv – Corfu – Toussus-le-Noble

The twin engine aircraft departed Tel Aviv on a flight to Toussus-le-Noble with an intermediate stop in Corfu, carrying two passengers and one pilot. On approach at 3,000 feet, the aircraft' speed and height dropped. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a wooded area located in Dampierre-en-Yvelines, about 10 km from the runway 07L threshold. All three occupants were killed.

Flight / Schedule

Tel Aviv – Corfu – Toussus-le-Noble

Registration

N480CA

MSN

31-8004051

Year of Manufacture

1980

Operator

Oracam

Date

January 2, 2004 at 04:25 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Private

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Dampierre-en-Yvelines Yvelines

Region

Europe • France

Coordinates

48.7050°, 1.9856°

Crash Cause

Weather

Narrative Report

On January 2, 2004 at 04:25 PM, Tel Aviv – Corfu – Toussus-le-Noble experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, operated by Oracam, with the event recorded near Dampierre-en-Yvelines Yvelines.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The twin engine aircraft departed Tel Aviv on a flight to Toussus-le-Noble with an intermediate stop in Corfu, carrying two passengers and one pilot. On approach at 3,000 feet, the aircraft' speed and height dropped. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a wooded area located in Dampierre-en-Yvelines, about 10 km from the runway 07L threshold. All three occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N480CA, MSN 31-8004051, year of manufacture 1980.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.7050°, 1.9856°.

Fatalities

Total

3

Crew

1

Passengers

2

Other

0

Crash Summary

The twin engine aircraft departed Tel Aviv on a flight to Toussus-le-Noble with an intermediate stop in Corfu, carrying two passengers and one pilot. On approach at 3,000 feet, the aircraft' speed and height dropped. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a wooded area located in Dampierre-en-Yvelines, about 10 km from the runway 07L threshold. All three occupants were killed.

Cause: Weather

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

2

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 3

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Tel Aviv – Corfu – Toussus-le-Noble

Operator

Oracam

Flight Type

Private

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • France

Aircraft Details

Registration

N480CA

MSN

31-8004051

Year of Manufacture

1980