Daily Archives: 2009-04-09

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Aviastar BAe 146 crashes in Papua

9 Apr, 2009  in News  tagged Accidents / Aviastar Mandiri / Indonesia (updated on 2016-01-19)

Aviastar Mandiri‘s BAe 146-300 PK-BRD (msn E3189) crashed on 8 April near Wamena, in Papua Indonesia. She was arriving at Wamena on a cargo flight from Jayapura, on Papua’s northern coast, carrying staples such as rice and flour. She reportedly made a go-around after an initial approach to Wamena’s runway […]

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Airlink Avro RJ85 damaged at Johannesburg

9 Apr, 2009  in News  tagged Accidents / SA Airlink (updated on 2017-06-08)

Avro RJ85 ZS-ASW (msn E2313) operated by Airlink was damaged when she punched through a boundary wall at Johannesburg’s Oliver R. Tambo International Airport on 8 April. She was apparently being taxied by airline mechanics, who may have forgotten that hydraulic pumps — and hence braking power — are only […]

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