Yemenia Flight 626

Yemenia Flight 626
7O-ADJ, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in April 2007
Accident
Date30 June 2009 (2009-06-30)
SummaryStalled on approach due to pilot error; impacted ocean
SiteIndian Ocean, near Comoros
11°22′17.54″S 43°13′30.07″E / 11.3715389°S 43.2250194°E / -11.3715389; 43.2250194
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAirbus A310-324
OperatorYemenia
IATA flight No.IY626
ICAO flight No.IYE626
Call signYEMENIA 626
Registration7O-ADJ
Flight originSana'a International Airport
DestinationPrince Said Ibrahim International Airport
Occupants153
Passengers142
Crew11
Fatalities152
Injuries1
Survivors1

Yemenia Flight 626 was a flight on an Airbus A310-324 twin-engine jet airliner operated by Yemenia that was flying a scheduled international service, from Sana'a in Yemen to Moroni in Comoros, when it crashed on 30 June 2009 at around 1:50 am local time (10:50 pm on 29 June UTC) while on approach to Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport, killing all but one of the 153 passengers and crew on board.[1][2] The sole survivor, 12-year-old girl Bahia Bakari,[nb 1] was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for thirteen hours.[4][5][6] Bakari was discharged from the hospital on 23 July 2009.[7]

The final report on the incident concluded that the crew's inappropriate flight control inputs led to an aerodynamic stall. The report also noted that the crew did not react to the warnings being issued by the aircraft.[8]

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  8. ^ "Rapport Final sur l'Accident Survenu le 29 Juin 2009 En mer au large de Moroni (Comores) De l'Airbus A310-324 Immatriculé 7O-ADJ Exploité par la compagnie Yemenia Airways" [Final Report on the Accident on June 29, 2009 At sea off Moroni (Comoros) Of the Airbus A310-324 Registered 7O-ADJ Operated by the company Yemenia Airways] (PDF) (in French). National Civil Aviation and Meteorological Agency. 25 June 2013. pp. 11–12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2013 – via Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety.


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