Unfortunately, due to the poor weather the flight encountered on its way, the crew switched on the engine anti-ice system. Flight WCW 708 departed Panama City at about 06:00 UTC and climbed to its cruising altitude of FL310. Am 16. The West Caribbean Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at January 2005): Category:West Caribbean Airways Flight 708. West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, a chartered West Caribbean Airways McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft heading from Panama to Martinique in the Caribbean, crashed in remote western Venezuela due to human errors, killing all 160 aboard, mostly French nationals. With the anti-ice system on, the highest altitude at which the overloaded aircraft could fly - without stalling - was reduced to only 31,900 feet. When the airliner was pummeled by a sudden updraft, it finally entered a stall condition and the crew mishandled it. The 160 person death toll made the accident the deadliest of 2005, and jointly (with China Northwest Airlines flight 2303, which had an identical death toll) the 50th deadliest crash of all time. West Caribbean Airways operated the following services (at January 2005): Jump to navigation Jump to search. Services. It followed the crash of Helios Airways Flight 522 on 14 August in Greece, which killed 121 people. Originally based in San Andres, it began operations with four Let L-410 that served San Andres and Providencia Island as the first destinations.In 2000, West Caribbean Airways added flights to Cartagena, Monteria, and Barranquilla with ATR 42 aircraft leased and also expanded to international routes to Varadero, Cuba, Panama City, Panama, and San Jose, Costa Rica. Confused by the unusual behaviour of the engines, due to the anti-ice system and probably the air flow disruption caused by the updraft, the captain thought he was struggling with an engine flameout and did not recognise the deep stall situation. The only other plane crashes in 2005 to kill over 100 people were that of Kam Air Flight 904 on 3 February in Afghanistan (104 deaths), and Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 on 10 December in Nigeria (109 deaths). Español: Vuelo 708 de West Caribbean. The captain noticed the reduction in engine power, but he couldn't realize the source of the problem.
The aircraft had taken off from its origin in a slightly overloaded state. Talk:West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 Jump to ... Venezuela is on UTC-4, but Panama where the flight originated is on UTC-5.
EdDavies 07:21, August 18, 2005 (UTC) Number of Fatalities. Due to its 2004 losses, the civil aviation authority began close monitoring of West Caribbean Airways's finances in May, though it was stated that the airline was fulfilling its commitments.West Caribbean Airways operated the following services (at January 2005): The plane was then prepared to carry out a flight to the Caribbean island of Martinique. This put it in competition with The airline expanded very rapidly, and acquired two McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft which operated various international and regional routes. At that time it was transferred to West Caribbean Airways, registered as HK-4374X.On flight 708, the captain of HK-4374X was 40-year-old Omar Ospina, and the first officer was 21-year-old David Munioz. West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 is the 11th crash of an MD-80 with fatalities since the aircraft was brought into service in 1980. Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot errorTake your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, was en-route from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) in Panama City, Panama to Fort de France, Martinique (FDF). (For local time in Panama and Colombia, subtract 5 hours; for Venezuela and Martinique, subtract 4.) The company was founded in 1998 by Colombian businessman Hassan Tannir and began operations in December 1999. All times are UTC. It specialized in flights to San Andrés in the Caribbean, parts of the Colombian mainland and Central America. The pilots … The plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, was en-route from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) in Panama City, Panama to Fort de France, Martinique (FDF). Ein Bericht vermutet einen technischen Fehler. This overloaded condition would allow the aircraft to fly at a top altitude of only 33,000 feet without stalling. Ground scars showed that the aircraft impacted with its nose up. BBC says 152 passengers adn 8 crew. West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 was a West Caribbean Airways charter flight which crashed in a mountainous region in northwest Venezuela on the morning of Tuesday, 16 August 2005, killing all 152 passengers and eight crew. English: West Caribbean Airways Flight 708. The next year, a group of investors acquired the airline and relocated its headquarters to Medellin. Myron 17:17, 17 August 2005 (UTC) Well done, that makes a lot more sense. They attempted to divert the plane to Maracaibo for an emergency landing. Most of the passengers were tourists returning from a week's vacation in Panama. It is the deadliest air disaster in the history of Venezuela and the highest death toll of any aviation accident involving a McDonnell Douglas MD-82. To avoid confusion, I will change the timeline to UTC. Français : Vol 708 West Caribbean West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 plane crash in 2005. März 2005 traf ein West Caribbean Airways Flugzeug vom Typ Let L-410 die Hügel nahe der Startbahn von Providencia auf Old Providence Island. In fact, two flight attendants had to disembark to allow the flight to continue, under the instructions of the captain.
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