None of the pitot tubes were recovered so investigators were unable to determine for certain what caused the blockage. Investigators believe that the most likely culprit was the black and yellow mud dauber (Sceliphron caementarium), a type of solitary sphecid wasp well known to Dominican pilots, which makes a cylindrical nest out of mud and tends to establish a nest in artificial, cylindrical structures. The Dominican Republic government's General Directorate of Civil Aviation (Spanish: Direccin General de Aeronutica Civil) (DGAC) investigated the accident and determined the probable cause to be:[12]. Most passengers had booked Caribbean package holidays with ger Tours; Birgenair held 10% of ger Tours. On February 23, 2019, the Boeing 767-375ER(BCF) used for this flight crashed into Trinity Bay during approach into Houston, killing the two crew members and single passenger on board. In addition, Birgenair rented its Boeing 757-200 to the Argentine airline STAF in November 1995 and used it on five flight pairs between the Dominican Republic and Buenos Aires. All 189 people on board died. The autopilot reached the limits of its programming and disengaged. The autopilot, which was taking its air speed information from the same equipment that was providing faulty readings to the captain's ASI, increased the pitch-up attitude and reduced power to lower the plane's airspeed. The passengers consisted mainly of Germans, along with a few Poles. The relief pilot was Muhlis Evrenesolu (51). 2011-07-25T02:00:00Z 1x09 Fatal Distraction. On February 6, 1996, the 757-200 operating the route crashed shortly after take-off from Puerto Plata's Gregorio Lupern International Airport. The crew was at that point becoming increasingly confused, because the captain's ASI showed over 300 knots (560km/h; 350mph) and was increasing and the first officer's ASI, which was correct, was showing 220 knots (410km/h; 250mph) and decreasing. The autopilot was engaged 1 minute and 30 seconds into the flight. On February 6, 1996, the 757-200 operating the route crashed shortly after take-off from Puerto Plata's Gregorio Lupern International Airport. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-200 originally built as T-43A navigational trainer and later converted into a CT-43A executive transport aircraft, was . [7]:20[13][14] According to Cetin Birgen, president and CEO of Birgenair, the pitot covers were removed two days before the accident in order to conduct an engine test run. [4], The aircraft was a 11-year-old Boeing 757-225 originally delivered to Eastern Air Lines in February 1985 and registered as N516EA. All 189 people on board died. First officer and relief pilot, aware of the scale of the problem, were suggesting various methods to recover from the stall, but the confused captain ignored all of them. Additionally, the Cineflix's Mayday series episode "Mixed Signals" (alternatively "The Plane That Wouldn't Talk"), and Survival in the Sky episode "Blaming the Pilot" both featured the accident. Birgenair Flight ALW 301, a B757-225 with registration TC-GEN, departed Puerto Plata for a charter flight to Frankfurt via Gander and Berlin at 23.42h LT. At 80kts on take-off the captain found out that his ASI wasn't working properly. Also, the autopilot disengaged. On 6 February 1996, the 757-200 operating the route crashed shortly after take-off from Puerto Plata's Gregorio Lupern International Airport. O Voo Birgenair 301 foi um voo fretado da empresa area turca Birgenair em parceria com a Alas Nacionales, de Puerto Plata na Repblica Dominicana para Frankfurt na Alemanha, via Gander, Canad e Berlim, Alemanha.Em 6 de fevereiro de 1996, um Boeing 757-200 operando a rota caiu logo aps a decolagem do Aeroporto Internacional General Gregorio Lupern de Puerto Plata. The Dominican Republic government's General Directorate of Civil Aviation (Spanish : Direccin General de Aeronutica Civil) (DGAC) investigated the accident and determined the probable cause to be: [12]. After receiving the flight rights, Birgenair transferred its Boeing 767-200ER to the Dominican Republic, where the aircraft was registered with the partner company on October 25, 1995 with the registration HI-660CA. Then, the second circuit breaker was pulled to silence the warning. Birgenair was a Turkish charter airline company established in 1988 with headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey.[1]. Tim van Beveren: Runter kommen sie immer, page 258-271. The lessons learnt from the series of small failures that led to an airliner full of passengers taking off with its pitot covers still in place apply equally to general, recreational and unmanned aviation. The aircraft had not flown in 25 days during which time the pitot tubes were not covered, giving the wasps an opportunity to build nests in the tubes. It was powered by two Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 engines. 6768 of PDF (item 19). After several delays, the angry passengers, mostly Germans, finally began boarding their flight to Frankfurt. REPORTE FINAL ACCIDENTE AEREO BIRGENAIR, VUELO ALW-301, FEBRERO 06,1996. [11] The black box, data recorder pointed to error by the captain, because instead of measuring the air speed through one of the working air speed indicators he continued to use the faulty indicator and did not return to the airport. All 13 crew members and 176 passengers died. The left engine flamed out, causing the right engine, which was still at full power, to throw the aircraft into a spin. On 6 February 1996, the Boeing 757-225 operating the route crashed shortly after take-off from Puerto Plata's Gregorio Lupern International Airport. According to the final report, section 2.3 "Aircraft maintenance factors", the aircraft had not flown in 20 days, however, this was not the duration for which pitots remained uncovered, but was evidently enough time to allow the wasps the opportunity to construct nests in the tubes. The co-pilot's ASI was functional. He had 3,500 hours of flying experience. List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft, "Rescuers call off search in plane crash", "German Tourist Plane Crashes; 189 Feared Dead", "Birgenair TC-GEN (Boeing 757 - MSN 22206) (Ex 8P-GUL C-FNXN N516EA N7079S)", "Reporte Final Accidente Aereo Birgenair, Vuelo ALW-301, Febrero 06,1996", "Dominican Jet Crashes in Sea; 189 Feared Dead", "Bonn grounds 757 as crash mystery grows", "Erroneous airspeed indications cited in Boeing 757 control loss", Pre-crash photos of the 757 carrying Flight 301 on Airliners.Net, FINAL AVIATION ACCIDENT REPORT BIRGENAIR FLIGHT ALW-301 PUERTO PLATA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FEBRUARY 6, 1996. [3] The cause was pilot error after receiving incorrect airspeed information from one of the pitot tubes, which investigators believe was blocked by a wasp nest built inside it. The incorrect ASI readings were possibly caused by an obstructed pitot tube, which had been left uncovered for 3-4 days prior to this flight. After checking their circuit breakers for the source of the warnings, the crew then reduced thrust to lower the speed. Birgenair Flight 301 (Q435223) 1996 aviation accident in the Dominican Republic edit Statements instance of aviation accident 0 references image Birgenair tcgen.jpg 850 562; 87 KB 1 reference video Birgenair Flight 301 NTSB animation (long version).ogv 5 min 15 s, 750 600; 77.04 MB 0 references country Dominican Republic 0 references location Then, the captain assumed that both ASI are wrong, and decided to check circuit breakers. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 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The prime suspect is a species called the black and yellow mud dauber wasp, well-known by pilots flying in the Dominican Republic. It was surpassed by Birgenair Flight 301 which crashed on 6 February, 1996 with 189 fatalities. 25 October 1996. Birgenair went bankrupt in October of the same year as there were concerns about safety after the accident, causing a decline in passenger numbers. DGAC. Follow us on Instagram: @aircrashdailyAccident Description: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZo5OYohHBa/?utm_medium=copy_link . The accident occurred near Anahuac, Texas, east of Houston, shortly before 12:45CST (18:45UTC). Alas Nacionales S.A. was a Puerto Plata-based carrier that operated charter flights between Dominican Republic and Germany. .Follow the ensuing investigation and find out how the 'Roselawn' crash became . A burst tire creates an in-flight fire on flight 2120 which causes passengers and crew to . "Birgenair Comments" (PDF). According to Birgenair, the aircraft "was not on the ground for 20 days, but only for 12 days prior ill-fated flight. If therefore the pitot-tubes had not been covered after the engine test run for 2 days, according to the Boeing procedures, set forth in the Boeing Maintenance Manual. Siriwajaya Air Boeing 737 passenger jet catastrophe in Indonesia, 10 , Terror attack on a police bus in the center of Mersin, Turkey. The confusion and lack of action resulted in the crash. [5] The company sold its DC-8 in 1994 to ABX Air and leased successively two Boeing 727-200 from Yemenia and one McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 from Skyjet. "Reporte Final Accidente Aereo Birgenair, Vuelo ALW-301, Febrero 06,1996" [Final Report of the Birgenair Air Crash, Flight ALW-301, 6 February 1996] (PDF) (in Spanish). Adam Air Flight 574 (KI574 or DHI574) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Adam Air between the Indonesian cities of Surabaya and Manado that crashed into the Makassar Strait near Polewali in Sulawesi on 1 January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Loss of control may be due to excessive altitude for the airplane's weight, turbulent weather, pilot disorientation, or a system failure. The first officer was Aykut Gergin (34). At least 12 people were injured, At least 37 killed in Turkish cargo plane crash in Kyrgyzstan, Russian military plane carrying 92 on board, including famed army band, crashes into Black Sea, Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov killed in Ankara, Passenger plane crashes while landing in Russia, Uz Zviedrijas un Norvijas robeas notikusi pasta lidmanas aviokatastrofa. Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 was a passenger flight that crashed during landing at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, the Netherlands, on 25 February 2009, resulting in the deaths of nine passengers and crew, including all three pilots. Peril Over Portugal Eight seconds later the aircraft struck the ocean. Approximately 10 seconds later, two warnings: rudder ratio and Mach airspeed trim appeared. Alas Nacionales applied for route rights for flights to Germany, which should be operated by Birgenair. Results from a number of simulations with experienced pilots found that the combination of the overspeed warning horn and underspeed stick shaker while in flight was an overly confusing contradictory set of messages for many pilots; the FAA issued a directive that pilot training would now include a blocked pitot tube scenario. [16]. The aircraft spent the night prior to the accident outside in freezing temperatures . a scheduled passenger flight from London Heathrow to Brussels, which crashed in June of 1972 shortly after take-off near the town of Staines, England. Both pilots got confused when the co-pilot stated that his ASI read 200kts decreasing while getting an excessive speed-warning, followed by a stick shaker warning. Minutes later fire and complete electrical failure cause the MD11 to crash into the Atlantic killing all 229 passengers and crew on board.Air Crash Investigations searches for the cause of the fire and asks why it spread so destructively so quickly. On 20 April 2012, the Boeing 737-236A aircraft serving the route crashed in bad weather during its final approach to land. The co-pilot's indicator seemed to work fine. It was the deadliest air disaster involving a U.S. carrier since the downing of Pan Am Flight 103 on December 21, 1988. In April 1992, the fleet was expanded with a Boeing 757-200 and in March 1993 with a Boeing 737-300. The relief pilot was Muhlis Evrenesolu (51). File:Birgenair Flight 301 NTSB animation (long version).ogv From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository File File history File usage on Commons File usage on other wikis Metadata No higher resolution available. All 74 passengers and crew died upon impact. While the plane was climbing through 4,700 feet (1,400 m), the captain's airspeed indicator read 350 knots. Investigators believe that the most likely culprit was the black and yellow mud dauber, a type of solitary sphecid wasp well-known to Dominican pilots, which tends to establish its nest in artificial, cylindrical structures, or make its own cylindrical nest out of mud. Approximately 10 seconds later, two warnings: rudder ratio and Mach airspeed trim appeared. 1 Passengers 2 Crash 3 Investigation and final report 4 Aftermath 5 References 6 External links Passengers The crew consisted of 11 Turks and 2 Dominicans. [2] Most passengers had booked Caribbean package holidays with ger Tours; Birgenair held 10% of ger Tours. Birgenair was founded in 1988 and began flight operations in August 1989 with a Douglas DC-8-61. On 6 February 1996, the 757-200 operating the route crashed shortly after take-off from Puerto Plata's Gregorio Lupern International Airport. Of its 13 crew members, 11 were Turkish, with the remaining two being Dominican. While the crash was attributed to the failure of the crew to execute the procedures for recovery, there were a number of incidental lessons learned. Indian Airlines Flight 491 (IC491/IAC491) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Aurangabad to Bombay, operated by India's national airline Indian Airlines.On 26 April 1993, the aircraft operating the flight, a Boeing 737-2A8 with a registration of VT-ECQ crashed shortly after take-off following the aircraft's impact with a lorry and a high tension power line. It's a race against time to dump fuel and land. Meanwhile, the controller, still unaware of any problems, called the flight, but, as the crew struggled with problems, the first officer said "Standby". While the plane was climbing through 4,700 feet (1,400m), the captain's airspeed indicator read 350 knots (650km/h). [3] The cause was pilot error after receiving incorrect airspeed information from one of the pitot tubes, which investigators believe was blocked by a wasp nest built inside it. Also, the autopilot disengaged. Flight 301 shares the title of deadliest aviation crash involving a Boeing 757 alongside American Airlines Flight 77, both having 189 total fatalities. During takeoff roll at 23:42 AST (03:42 UTC),[7]:1 the captain found that his airspeed indicator (ASI) was malfunctioning but he chose not to abort the takeoff. At 2,500 feet (760m), the flight switched to main air traffic control and was instructed to climb to flight level 280 (28,000ft or 8,500m). The captain was Ahmet Erdem (62), one of Birgenair's most senior pilots, with 24,750 flight hours under his belt. The aircraft had been sitting unused for 20 days, and without pitot tube covers in place for the preceding 2 days before the crash. As the plane was climbing through 4,700 feet (1,400m), the captain's ASI read 350 knots (650km/h; 400mph). DGAC. After Eastern Air Lines's bankruptcy and subsequent liquidation in 1991, the aircraft was stored at the Mojave Air and Space Port for more than a year. [10] They reconfirmed that the pilots should have followed existing procedures and aborted the takeoff when they found that their airspeed indicators were already in significant disagreement as the plane accelerated down the runway. As the plane was closing to stall, its path became unstable and it started descending. As a result, Birgenair suspended all flights on March 8, 1996. Sie haben die Wahl", "7O-ACX | Boeing 727-2N8(Adv) | Birgenair", "Yabanc Tescilli OH-LHB Birgen Air (Finnair)", "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 757-225 TC-GEN Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic", "Erroneous airspeed indications cited in Boeing 757 control loss", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Birgenair&oldid=1132798815, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from July 2009, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 10 January 2023, at 17:10. This article about transport in Turkey is a stub. Moments later, the plane inverted. A pitot-static system is a system of pressure-sensitive instruments that is most often used in aviation to determine an aircraft's airspeed, Mach number, altitude, and altitude trend. This action immediately triggered the 757's stick-shaker stall alert, warning the confused pilots that the aircraft was flying dangerously slow. It was leased again by the same lessor in July 1993 to Birgenair and then sub-leased to International Caribbean Airways in December 1994, and Birgenair operated the airliner until it crashed. [1][2] All 189 people on board died. [5][6], The crew consisted of 11 Turks and 2 Dominicans. Birgenair Flight 301 was a flight chartered by Turkish-managed Birgenair partner Alas Nacionales from Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic to Frankfurt, Germany, via Gander, Canada, and Berlin, Germany. During takeoff roll at 23:42 AST (03:42 UTC), [7] :1 the captain found that his airspeed indicator (ASI) was malfunctioning but he chose not to abort the takeoff. It was purchased by Aeronautics Leasing in April 1992, and then leased to Canadian airline Nationair in May 1992, and stayed with the airline until its demise the following year. [7] :20 [15], The investigation noted a number of other factors and suggested changes. The autopilot, which was taking its airspeed information from the same equipment that was providing faulty readings to the captain's ASI, increased the pitch-up attitude and reduced power in order to lower the plane's airspeed. Details of the crash have been revealed in the report of the Dominican Republic government's Direccin General de Aeronutica Civil report. The first officer's ASI was giving a correct reading of 200 knots (370km/h; 230mph) and was still decreasing. [7] :18. All 102 people on board died, making it the deadliest aviation accident involving a Boeing 737-400.A national investigation was launched into the disaster. The FAA research had also revealed that the situation also led to multiple other contradictory warning sounds and warning lights that increased the demands on the pilot to fly the plane. [10], Shortly after the crash of flight 301, the airline's overall image and profits became heavily damaged, and some of its planes were grounded at the same time. All . 1-GermanAviation - German Aviation - YouTube, he was the first to receive the copyright made by Jim, it happened that GermanAviation found him the complete black box of BirgenAir 301 and days later Jim stole it from him and reposted it with edited audio, Jim claims to be the owner of the black box of BirgenAir and put the copyrights in . Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error. It was purchased by Aeronautics Leasing in April 1992, and then leased to Canadian airline Nationair in May 1992, and stayed with the airline until its demise the following year. It was leased again by the same lessor in July 1993 to Birgenair and then sub-leased to International Caribbean Airways in December 1994, and Birgenair operated the airliner until it crashed. After the lease ended in January 1996, the Boeing 757 was parked in Puerto Plata. At least 12 people were injured, At least 37 killed in Turkish cargo plane crash in Kyrgyzstan, Russian military plane carrying 92 on board, including famed army band, crashes into Black Sea, Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov killed in Ankara, Passenger plane crashes while landing in Russia, Uz Zviedrijas un Norvijas robeas notikusi pasta lidmanas aviokatastrofa. The autopilot was engaged 1 minute and 30 seconds into the flight. It was purchased by Aeronautics Leasing in April 1992, and then leased to Canadian airline Nationair in May 1992, and stayed with the airline until its demise the following year. All 176 passengers and 13 crew members died on impact. With 127 deaths, it remains as the second deadliest air disaster in Pakistan. The pilot's choice to go against protocol and execute takeoff despite his ASI clearly disagreeing with the co-pilot's ASI has resulted in protocols and training being further reinforced following this incident. Then, the second circuit breaker was pulled to silence the warning. [7] The investigation concluded that one of the three pitot tubes, used to measure airspeed, was blocked. Brisbane airport hosts 31 airlines, a Royal Flying Doctor Service base and one distinctive species of insect. DGAC. He had 15,000 flight hours of experience (with 121 of them on the Boeing 757). The FAA research had also revealed that the situation also led to multiple other contradictory warning sounds and warning lights that increased the demands on the pilot to fly the plane. Birgenair Flight 301 was a flight chartered by Turkish-managed Birgenair partner Alas Nacionales from Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic to Frankfurt, Germany, via Gander, Canada, and Berlin, Germany. Retrieved 27 August 2014. Then, the captain assumed that both ASI are wrong, and decided to check circuit breakers. The first officer was Aykut Gergin (34). The Dominican Republic government's Direccin General de Aeronutica Civil (DGAC) investigated the accident and determined the following probable cause for the accident:[7], "The crew's failure to recognize the activation of the stick shaker as a warning of imminent entrance to the stall, and the failure of the crew to execute the procedures for recovery from the onset of loss of control.". [7]:48, The passengers consisted mainly of Germans, along with nine Poles including two Members of the Parliament, Zbigniew Gorzelaczyk of the Democratic Left Alliance, and Marek Wielgus of the Nonpartisan Bloc for Support of Reforms (BBWR). This Turkish corporation or company article is a stub. Birgenair Flight 301 was a flight chartered by Turkish-managed Birgenair partner Alas Nacionales from Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic to Frankfurt, Germany, via Gander, Canada, and Berlin, Germany. About 20 seconds before crash, the captain finally attempted to recover from the stall by increasing the plane's thrust to full, but as the aircraft was still in a nose up attitude, the engines were prevented from receiving adequate airflow required to match the increase in thrust. Four passengers survived the crash, all of whom were seated in the same row. A pitot-static system generally consists of a pitot tube, a static port, and the pitot-static instruments. The crew's failure to recognize the activation of the stick shaker as a warning of imminent entrance to the stall, and the failure of the crew to execute the procedures for recovery from the onset of loss of control. "Birgenair Comments" (PDF). The captain was Ahmet Erdem (62), one of Birgenair's most senior pilots, with 24,750 flight hours under his belt. Retrieved 27 August 2014. Birgenair Flight 301 was a flight chartered by Turkish-managed Birgenair partner Alas Nacionales ("National Wings") from Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic to Frankfurt, Germany, via Gander, Canada, and Berlin, Germany. Austral Lneas Areas Flight 2553 was an Argentinian domestic scheduled PosadasBuenos Aires service operated with a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 that crashed on the lands of Estancia Magallanes, Nuevo Berln, 32 kilometres away from Fray Bentos, Uruguay, on 10 October 1997. Februar 1996 bei Puerto Plata, Views of the memorial and list of victims' names, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Birgenair_Flight_301&oldid=1133880323, The events of Flight 301 were featured in "Mixed Signals", a, This page was last edited on 15 January 2023, at 23:51. All 13 crew members and 176 passengers were killed. It was originally planned to resume flight operations in the following year. It was powered by two Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 engines. When the first circuit breaker was checked, the overspeed warning appeared, as the captains ASI, the primary source of the information about airspeed for autopilot, was showing airspeed near 350 knots (650km/h; 400mph) and increasing. All 176 passengers and 13 crew members died on impact. All 121 passengers and 6 crew members aboard were killed. Air Algrie Flight 5017 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to Algiers, Algeria, which crashed near Gossi, Mali, on 24 July 2014. Results from a number of simulations with experienced pilots found that the combination of the overspeed warning horn and underspeed stick shaker while in flight was an overly confusing contradictory set of messages for many pilots; the FAA issued a directive that pilot training would now include a blocked pitot tube scenario. The accident remains the deadliest in Uruguayan history. 1:00 PM . "Reporte Final Accidente Aereo Birgenair, Vuelo ALW-301, Febrero 06,1996" [Final Report of the Birgenair Air Crash, Flight ALW-301, 6 February 1996] (PDF) (in Spanish). 80%. Notionally, this allows pilots to react quickly to an emergency while blunting the effect of an excessive control input resulting from "startle," by electronically limiting excessive control surface movements that could over-stress the airframe and endanger the safety of the aircraft. The aircraft took off normally at 23:42 AST, for the first leg of the flight. McGraw-Hill Professional, 2000. [3] With the increase in mass tourism in Turkey, a close cooperation with the German tour operator developed ger Tours that allowed the company to expand in the early 1990s. None of the pitot tubes were recovered so investigators were unable to determine for certain what caused the blockage. On February 6, 1996, the 757-200 operating the route crashed shortly after take-off from Puerto Plata's Gregorio Lupern International Airport. On Februay 6, 1996, 176 passengers and 13 crew members boarded a plane in the Dominican Republic for an overnight flight to Frankfurt, Germany. Birgenair Flight 301. June 1997. pp. [7]:16 With all contradictory warnings given by the plane, the confused captain decided to reduce thrust of the plane, believing it was flying too fast. Please reconcile them. 73-1149, the aircraft involved, seen in 1993. Flight 301 shares the title of deadliest aviation crash involving a Boeing 757 alongside American Airlines Flight 77, both having 189 total fatalities. At 2,500 feet (760m), the flight switched to main air traffic control and was instructed to climb to flight level 280 (28,000ft or 8,500m). None of the pitot tubes were recovered so investigators were unable to determine for certain what caused the blockage. As the plane was climbing through 4,700 feet (1,400m), the captain's ASI read 350 knots (650km/h; 400mph). The captain was Ahmet Erdem (61), with 24,750 flight hours of experience (including 1,875 hours on the Boeing 757). You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. The FAA asked Boeing to change some of those warnings, as well as add a new warning to tell both pilots that their instruments disagree, add the ability for the pilots to silence troublesome alarms, and to modify the system so that the pilots can choose which pitot tube the autopilot uses for airspeed readings. Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231 was the fatal crash of a Boeing 727 on December 1, 1974 in Harriman State Park near Stony Point, New York, just north of the New York City area. No tubes were recovered so investigators were unable to determine for certain what caused the blockage. [7] :20 [13] [14] According to Cetin Birgen, president and CEO of Birgenair, the pitot covers were removed two days before the accident in order to conduct an engine test run. The aircraft took off normally at 23:42 AST, for the first leg of the flight. The crew was at that point becoming increasingly confused, because the captain's ASI showed over 300 knots (560km/h; 350mph) and was increasing and the first officer's ASI, which was correct, was showing 220 knots (410km/h; 250mph) and decreasing. Walters, James M. and Robert L. Sumwalt III. . According to the final report, section 2.3 "Aircraft maintenance factors", the aircraft had not flown in 20 days, however, this was not the duration for which pitots remained uncovered, but was evidently enough time to allow the wasps the opportunity to construct nests in the tubes. Passengers: 176: Crew: 13: Fatalities: 189: Survivors: 0: Birgenair Flight 301 was a flight chartered by Turkish-managed Birgenair partner Alas Nacionales from Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic to Frankfurt, Germany, . Birgenair Flight 301 was a flight chartered by Turkish-managed Birgenair partner Alas Nacionales from Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic to Frankfurt, Germany, via Gander, Canada, and Berlin, Germany. The cause was a pitot tube that investigators believe was blocked by a wasp nest that was built inside it. The autopilot reached the limits of its programming and disengaged. Ms visi esam niecga sastvdaa cilvces vstur, kuru aicinm rakstt kop! 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