Max. Distance Upset Altitude Average from start Date: Location: Reg: Type: Operator: Duration Loss V/S: Type of Loss of Control: of (mm:ss): (ft): (fpm) emergency (NM): Makassar Strait, Roll upset. 01-Jan-07 PK-KKW B737 Adam Air 01:45 35,000 20,000 9 Indonesia IRS malfunction. Near Qazvin, 15-Jul-09 EP-CPG TU-154M Caspian Airlines 01:30 24,000 16,000 5 Roll upset and spiral. Iran New York, 12-Nov-01 N14053 A300-605R American Airlines 00:24 2,300 5,750 1.5 Vertical stabiliser failure. USA Simulated emergency 20,000 Near Sydney, instrument flight conditions 10-Oct-85 VH-IWJ IAI 1124 Pel-Air Aviation 00:25 5,000 (last 9 < 5 Australia check at night. seconds) Loss of SA. Near Sydney, Spatial disorientation 09-Apr-08 VH-OZA SA227-AC Airtex 00:30 4,340 10,400 < 2 Australia at night. AH unpowered. Steep spiral descent, Near Stratford, 03-May-05 ZK-POA SA227-AC Airwork (NZ) ~ 01:20 22,000 15,000 < 2 overstress and break-up. New Zealand Fuel trimming using rudder. Icing & stall. Near Meekatharra, Great Western 26-Jan-90 VH-MUA MU-2B-60 ~ 02:00 21,000 10,500 < 5 Aircraft entered a spin. Australia Aviation Steep, near vertical, descent. Near Nanches, WA, Kapowsin Air Hypoxia and stall. 07-Oct-07 N430A C208A ~ 02:00 15,000 8,000 3 USA Sports Pilot conscious but hypoxic.
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: 01-Jan-07 Makassar Strait, Indonesia PK-KKW B737 Adam Air 01:45 35,000 20,000 9 Roll upset. IRS malfunction. 15-Jul-09 Near Qazvin, Iran EP-CPG TU-154M Caspian Airlines 01:30 24,000 16,000 5 Roll upset and spiral. 12-Nov-01 New York, USA N14053 A300-605R American Airlines 00:24 2,300 5,750 1.5 Vertical stabiliser failure. 10-Oct-85 Near Sydney, Australia VH-IWJ IAI 1124 Pel-Air Aviation 00:25 5,000 20,000 (last 9 seconds) < 5 Simulated emergency instrument flight conditions check at night. Loss of SA. 09-Apr-08 Near Sydney, Australia VH-OZA SA227-AC Airtex 00:30 4,340 10,400 < 2 Spatial disorientation at night. AH unpowered. 03-May-05 Near Stratford, New Zealand ZK-POA SA227-AC Airwork (NZ) ~ 01:20 22,000 15,000 < 2 Steep spiral descent, overstress and break-up. Fuel trimming using rudder. 26-Jan-90 Near Meekatharra, Australia VH-MUA MU-2B-60 Great Western Aviation ~ 02:00 21,000 10,500 < 5 Icing & stall. Aircraft entered a spin. Steep, near vertical, descent. 07-Oct-07 Near Nanches, WA, USA N430A C208A Kapowsin Air Sports ~ 02:00 15,000 8,000 3 Hypoxia and stall. Pilot conscious but hypoxic.
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