Kish Air Flight 7170 · United Arab Emirates
On February 10, 2004, Kish Air Flight 7170 (United Arab Emirates). 43 people died.
- Date
- February 10, 2004
- Place
- United Arab Emirates
- Operator
- Kish Air
- Killed
- 43
- Position
- 25.617°N, 55.683°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q6416483
From Wikipedia
Kish Air Flight 7170 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Kish Island in Iran to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, operated by Iranian airline Kish Air. On February 10, 2004, the aircraft serving the route, a Fokker 50, lost control and crashed onto terrain while on approach to Sharjah International Airport. A total of 43 out of 46 people on board were killed in the crash, making it the deadliest air disaster involving the Fokker 50.
The Emirati General Civil Aviation Authority concluded that the accident was mainly caused by pilot error. The captain suddenly asked the first officer to conduct the approach. This took the unprepared first officer by surprise, causing him to be nervous and eventually led to the aircraft being high on approach. Realizing this, the captain took over the control and reduced the engine power until it reached the ground range to quickly decrease their altitude. However, the captain accidentally caused the throttles to enter the reverse range, deploying reverse pitch propellers in mid-air and ultimately caused the aircraft to crash.
Text from Wikipedia, “Kish Air Flight 7170”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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