Earth systems YEAR 2008 ..... air plane DATA

 

 

 

Earth systems YEAR  2008

..... air plane DATA generating EVENTS

.... analysis of ATMOSPHERE air plane BATTLES

.... DATABASE translated by Herb Zinser 

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2008

• January 4 – The 2008 Los Roques archipelago Transaven Let L-410 crash kills all 14 on board.
• January 17 – British Airways Flight 38, a Boeing 777-200ER, lands short of the runway at London Heathrow Airport due to a fuel system problem; all 152 on board survive. This is the first loss of a Boeing 777-200ER, and the first loss of any 777 due to operational incident.
• February 8 – Eagle Airways Flight 2279, a BAe Jetstream 32, is hijacked 10 minutes after taking off from Blenheim, New Zealand by a passenger who attacks both pilots. The hijacker is eventually restrained by the co-pilot and the flight lands safely at Christchurch. All nine on board survive the incident.
• February 14 – Belavia Flight 1834, a Bombardier CRJ100, hits its left wing on the runway while taking off from Yerevan, Armenia. All 21 on board escape the aircraft before it erupts into flames.
• February 21 – Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518, an ATR 42-300, crashes shortly after taking off from Mérida, Venezuela, killing all 46 on board.
• April 3 – In the 2008 Blue Wing Airlines An-28 crash, an Antonov An-28 operated by Blue Wing Airlines crashes near Benzdorp in Suriname. All 19 on board are killed.
• April 11 – Kata Air Transport Flight 007, a Sudanese airline Antonov An-32 crashes when returning shortly after taking off from Chişinău International Airport, Moldova, for Turkey. All eight on board are killed.
• April 15 – Hewa Bora Airways Flight 122, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, crashes into a market near Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 40 people, including three passengers.
• May 25 – Kalitta Air Flight 207, a Boeing 747-200, overruns the runway at Brussels, Belgium. No one is injured but the aircraft is written off.
• May 26 – Moskovia Airlines Flight 9675, a Moskovia Airlines Antonov An-12 crashes shortly after takeoff from Chelyabinsk Airport, Russia due to an onboard fire. All nine crew members are killed.
• May 30 – TACA Flight 390, an Airbus A320, overruns the runway at Toncontín International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, killing five (including two on ground).
• June 10 – Sudan Airways Flight 109, an Airbus A310, crashes at Khartoum International Airport and breaks apart, catching fire. 30 deaths are confirmed, six passengers are listed as missing.
• July 7 – Centurion Air Cargo Flight 164, a Boeing 747-200BSF operated by Kalitta Air, crashes shortly after taking off from Bogota's El Dorado International Airport, Colombia due to an engine failure. All eight crew survive, but two on the ground are killed.
• July 25 – Qantas Flight 30, a Boeing 747-400 en route from Hong Kong to Melbourne, performs an emergency descent and lands in Manila after a hull penetration results in rapid decompression; all aboard survive.
• August 20 – Spanair Flight 5022, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes on takeoff at Barajas Airport in Madrid, Spain. Of the 172 people on board, 154 are killed.
• August 24 – In the 2008 Aéreo Ruta Maya crash, a Cessna 208 Caravan, crashes 45 minutes after takeoff from La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala en route to El Estor, Guatemala. 11 of the 14 passengers and crew are killed.
• August 24 – Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895, a Boeing 737, crashes just after takeoff from Manas Airport in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. 68 of the 90 passengers and crew on board are killed.
• August 27 – Sriwijaya Air Flight 062, a Boeing 737-200 overruns the runway at Sultan Thaha Airport, Indonesia during a landing attempt, resulting in 26 injuries (14 of them serious). One person on the ground later dies from their injuries.
• August 30 – In the 2008 Conviasa Boeing 737 crash, a Boeing 737-200 crashes into Illiniza, Ecuador whilst en route to Cotopaxi International Airport, Ecuador. All three on board are killed.
• September 14 – Aeroflot Flight 821, a Boeing 737, crashes on approach to Perm Airport from Moscow due to pilot error, killing all 88 people on board in the worst ever accident involving the Boeing 737-500.
• October 7 – Qantas Flight 72, an Airbus A330-300, makes an emergency landing in Exmouth, Australia, following a rapid descent that leaves over 70 people injured, 14 of them seriously.
• October 8 – Yeti Airlines Flight 103, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, crashes 60 nautical miles (110 km) from Mt Everest, Nepal, killing 18 of 19 people on board.
• November 10 – Ryanair Flight 4102, a Boeing 737, suffers up to 90 bird strikes on its final approach to Rome Ciampino Airport, damaging landing gear and both engines. The aircraft lands safely; 10 of the 172 on board are treated for minor injuries.
• November 27 – XL Airways Germany Flight 888T, an Airbus A320, crashes into the Mediterranean Sea on approach into Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport, France. All seven on board are killed.
• December 20 – Continental Airlines Flight 1404, a Boeing 737-500 with 115 people on board, veers off the runway upon takeoff from Denver International Airport, comes to rest in a ravine near the runway and catches fire; 38 people are injured.