West Caribbean Airways Flight 708
2005 aviation accident in Venezuela / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 was a charter flight that crashed in northwest Venezuela in the early hours of Tuesday, 16 August 2005, killing all 160 passengers and crew on board. The plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, registration HK-4374X, was en route from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) in Panama City, Panama, to Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF) in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France. While flying at 33,000 ft (10,000 m), the aircraft's speed gradually decreased until it entered an aerodynamic stall. The crew, probably under the mistaken belief that the aircraft had suffered a double engine flameout, did not take the necessary actions to recover from the stall. The confusion and lack of action resulted in the crash.[1]: 123–124
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Accident | |
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Date | 16 August 2005 (2005-08-16) |
Summary | Deep stall due to pilot error, a lack of crew resource management, and loss of situational awareness |
Site | Machiques, Zulia, Venezuela 9°39′59″N 72°36′40″W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 |
Operator | West Caribbean Airways (chartered by the Globe Trotters de Rivière Salée travel agency) |
IATA flight No. | YH708 |
ICAO flight No. | WCW708 |
Call sign | WHISKY CHARLIE WHISKY 708[1]: 146–155 |
Registration | HK-4374X |
Flight origin | Tocumen International Airport, Panama |
Destination | Martinique Aimé Césaire Int'l Airport, Martinique |
Occupants | 160 |
Passengers | 152 |
Crew | 8 |
Fatalities | 160 |
Survivors | 0 |
The death toll made the accident the deadliest of 2005, the deadliest aviation disaster to occur in Venezuela, and the second deadliest involving a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series.[2][3][4][5][6]