Appendix C: Accident case studies loss of control accidents – Max. Distance Upset Altitude Average from Date: Location: Reg: Type: Operator: Duration Loss V/S: Type of Loss of Control: start of (mm:ss): (ft): (fpm) emergency (NM): Helendale,CA, 23-May-06 N600XJ Lear 24B Pavair Inc. 02:00 23,000 11,500 N/A Undetermined LOC. USA 48,900 Hypoxia, fuel exhaustion. Aberdeen, SD, 25-Oct-99 N47BA Lear 35 Sunjet Aviation 02:30 Planned: > 30,000 N/A 'Payne Stewart' flight. USA 39,000 Spiral and 'severe' descent. Atlantic Ocean 01-Jun-09 F-GZCP A330-203 Air France 03:18 37,924 11,500 5 Stall. (500 NM from shore) Near Novosibirsk, Roll upset, spiral and spin. 22-Mar-94 F-OGQS A310-308 Aeroflot 02:36 33,100 12,000 3 Russia Child at controls. Colorado Springs, CO, 03-Mar-91 N999UA B737-291 United Airlines 00:10 1,000 6,000 1 Rudder hard-over. USA Near Paris, Control damage. 03-Mar-74 TC-JAV DC-10-10 Turkish Airlines 01:12 9,000 7,500 11 France Cargo door failure. Near Miami, FL, Extreme turbulence, 12-Feb-63 N724US B720B Northwest Airlines 00:30 19,000 > 30,000 < 10 USA overspeed.
Appendix C: Accident case studies – loss of control accidents Date: Location: Reg: Type: Operator: Upset Duration (mm:ss): Altitude Loss (ft): Average V/S: (fpm) Max. Distance from start of emergency (NM): Type of Loss of Control: 23-May-06 Helendale,CA, USA N600XJ Lear 24B Pavair Inc. 02:00 23,000 11,500 N/A Undetermined LOC. 25-Oct-99 Aberdeen, SD, USA N47BA Lear 35 Sunjet Aviation 02:30 48,900 Planned: 39,000 > 30,000 N/A Hypoxia, fuel exhaustion. 'Payne Stewart' flight. Spiral and 'severe' descent. 01-Jun-09 Atlantic Ocean (500 NM from shore) F-GZCP A330-203 Air France 03:18 37,924 11,500 5 Stall. 22-Mar-94 Near Novosibirsk, Russia F-OGQS A310-308 Aeroflot 02:36 33,100 12,000 3 Roll upset, spiral and spin. Child at controls. 03-Mar-91 Colorado Springs, CO, USA N999UA B737-291 United Airlines 00:10 1,000 6,000 1 Rudder hard-over. 03-Mar-74 Near Paris, France TC-JAV DC-10-10 Turkish Airlines 01:12 9,000 7,500 11 Control damage. Cargo door failure. 12-Feb-63 Near Miami, FL, USA N724US B720B Northwest Airlines 00:30 19,000 > 30,000 < 10 Extreme turbulence, overspeed.