21 accidents of Fokker aircraft since 2000

The Fokker 50 operated by Jubba Airways took off from Baidoa, Somalia, for a passenger flight to Mogadishu, Somalia. A total of 36 passengers and crewmembers were on board. The plane flipped over on landing on Mogadishu's airport. The passengers and the crew were all rescued. The aircraft has been destroyed.

The Fokker 100 operated by A Bek Air took off from Almaty, Kazakhstan, for a passenger flight to Astana, Kazakhstan. 93 passengers and 5 crewmembers were onboard. The plane lost height seconds after takeoff, impacted ground, broke through a fence and impacted a building. 12 people have been killed, and 12 people were seriously injured. 74 people survived with no or minor injuries. The aircraft has been destroyed.

The Fokker 50 operated by CAA Compagnie Africaine Aviation took off from Lodja, Congo, for a cargo flight to Goma, Congo. 6 crewmembers, 3 passengers and freight were onboard. The plane crashed in a residential area at Lake Kivu short of the runway while on approach to Goma's airport. The 6 crewmembers perished, and the 3 passengers survived. One person on the ground was hit by debris and was taken to a hospital with injuries. The aircraft has been destroyed. The plane was on approach to Goma’s airport in bad weather conditions: heavy rain, thunderstorm and strong crosswinds were reported. The plane hit buildings short of the runway and crashed onto open ground. The plane ended up some seven kilometres (four miles) from the runway.

The Fokker 100 operated by Air Bagan took off from Mandalay, Myanmar, for a passenger flight to Heho, Myanmar. 65 passengers and 6 crewmembers were onboard. The plane crashed during its approach to Heho. One passenger and one person on ground were killed. 11 people including the captain received injuries. The plane was on approach to Heho when it suffered an engine fire. The visibility was very low due to heavy snow fall. The crew attempted an emergency landing off the aerodrome. The aircraft touched down on a road about 3km off the aerodrome, broke up, came to a stop in a paddy field, about 150 meters off National Highway 4 south of the aerodrome, and burst into flame. The fire destroyed almost all the airplane. One passenger and a motorist riding a motorbike on the road were killed. Other passengers managed to evacuate the plane before it was destroyed by the fire.

The Indonesian Air Force Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M was returning to Bandung, Indonesia, from a parachuting exercise. Six crew, an instructor and 17 special forces trainees were onboard the aircraft. On landing the airplane hit a hangar near the runway threshold. None of the 24 on board survived. There were no other casualties on the ground. The Fokker 27 plane was returning from a regular training flight. It was supposed to land in Bandung, 110km southeast of Jakarta. The crash occurred as the pilot was trying to land in a heavy storm. There was a 20-knot crosswind at the time of the accident. The plane appeared to be shaking before diving to the ground and crashed on a hangar. The plane blew apart inside the hangar, which had several airplanes and helicopters inside.

The Fokker F-27 belonging to Fly540 took off from an airport in Kenya, carrying a cargo of khat to Somalia. Destination was K-50 Airport, located about 50 km southwest of Mogadishu. 3 crewmembers were onboard. The plane crashed on approach to Mogadishu. All three on board perished. The weather was poor as the airplane arrived near K-50. A lot of humidity was around the airport, impairing visibility. The airplane was seen approaching the airport twice and going around before colliding with a telecommunication antenna owned by «Nationlink Telecom» about 2 kilometres from the airstrip, and crashing. The plane was carrying 5.4 tonnes of khat (khat is a flowering plant native to tropical East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula - In 1980 the World Health Organization classified khat as a drug of abuse that can produce mild to moderate psychological dependence).

The Fokker 100 belonging to Regional Airlines, a subsidiary of the carrier Air France, was on a passenger flight between Pau (France) and Paris (France) with 50 passengers and 4 crewmembers onboard. It crashed while attempting to take-off from Pau airport in south-western France. Just after lift-off, the twin-engine plane started to lose thrust. The captain declared a failure of the right engine to the Air Traffic Controller. At the same time, the aircraft rolled on its left. The Fokker was not able to gain altitude and the crew elected to perform an emergency landing in a field on the runway axis. The plane struck the fence surrounding the airport, and hit a public works lorry travelling on a road around the airport. The driver died in the accident. The landing gear tore off and the plane fell into a corn field. It skidded several hundred metres before coming to a halt. Passengers were quickly evacuated. Although shaken and shocked, none of the plane's passengers and crew was injured in the mishap, but the aircraft has been severely damaged. The probable cause of the crash is a wing or engine icing. The temperature recorded at the time of the accident was 0°C, with a dew point at -1°C and high humidity. These weather conditions ease the formation of ice on airplanes, which drastically decrease performances and may result in a crash. Witnesses say that during its 40 minutes stop at Pau airport, the plane did not proceed to the standard de-icing procedure. This procedure consists of washing wings and engine inlet with a hot glycol-based liquid before take-off, thus removing all ice accumulation. Details about aircraft icing This kind of severe icing can occur when aircraft fly into particular weather conditions (for example, in a cloud of supercooled water droplets). Ice accretion on the wing leading edge may occur. Airflow disruption will reduce the maximum lift coefficient attainable by as much as 30% – 50%, thus raising the stalling speed considerably. And because the aircraft has to fly at a greater angle of attack to maintain lift, the induced drag also increases and the aircraft continues to lose airspeed, making it impossible to sustain altitude if the stall is to be avoided. The weight of the ice is also particularly constraining. Air data probes may also iced, which leads to misleading airspeed indications. Finally, the engine air intake may also be impacted by icing, leading to a loss of power and a possible engine overheating. An aircraft is usually designed to prevent and overcome the icing phenomenon in flight. But on ground, the de-icing procedure consisting of washing the plane with a hot glycol-based liquid shall be performed just before take-off.

The Fokker 27, belonging to Pakistan International Airlines - PIA, was on a passenger flight from Multan (Pakistan) to Lahore with 41 passengers and 4 crew members. It crashed shortly after takeoff killing all 45 people onboard. The plane developed engine problems on the right side just after take-off. The plane began to come down abruptly, hit an electric power line before crashing into a wheat field and erupting in flames.

The aircraft left Riberalta-General Buech Airport (Bolivia) for a passenger flight to Guayaramerin (Bolivia). The crew was informed about heavy rain falls on Guayaramerin. On landing, the Fokker F-27 skidded off the runway, lost its landing gear and both wings and came to rest. A passenger died a few hours after the accident.

The aircraft, on a scheduled passenger flight from Dhaka to Sylhet, overran runway while landing in rainy weather conditions, coming to rest in a 20m deep ditch just off the end of the runway.

The aircraft, on a scheduled passenger flight from Kish to Sharjah, crashed about 2 miles short of the runway while on final approach to Sharjah. The plane impacted a roadway, broke apart, and exploded in flames.

The aircraft was on a scheduled passenger flight from Vienna (Austria) to Munich (Germany). The crew was completing the descent phase when the Captain reported, at 12,000 feet, that a substantial loss of power had occurred in both engines. An emergency landing was attempted on Munich's runway 26R, but the aircraft was unable to reach the airport and the Captain elected to attempt to land in a field approximately 3 miles (5 kilometers) from the runway. The Fokker's landing gear collapsed, and the aircraft skidded about 500 meters to a stop. There is no fatality, but several occupants sustained minor injuries.

The aircraft departed Islamabad for a military flight to Kohat Air Base. Pakistani air force chief was to conduct an annual inspection of the air base. The aircraft crashed into the side of a 3,000-foot mountain, covered in fog. All 17 passengers and crewmembers were killed.

The aircraft was on a passenger flight from Malaga to Melilla and was operating as Iberia Regional 8276. It overran the runway while landing at Melilla in heavy winds. 9 passengers sustained injuries (2 seriously) as the aircraft crashed into the airport boundary fence and broke into two pieces.

The aircraft was on a passenger flight from Chiclayo to Chachapoyas. A few minutes before landing at its destination airport, the crew declared an emergency. The aircraft disappeared from radar screens shortly thereafter. The plane crashes atop a hill north of Chachapoyas in an area known as Cerro Coloque, 10,900 feet above sea level. All 46 passengers and crew members were killed.

The aircraft departed runway 31 Manila's domestic airport for a scheduled passenger flight to the northern province of Laoag. Shortly after takeoff, trouble developed with the aircraft's left turboprop, and witnesses reported seeing the Fokker bank sharply left and ditch into Manila Bay. The aircraft sank into water approximately 60 feet deep. Among the 34 people aboard, 19 were killed.

The aircraft, on a passenger flight from Berlin to Luxembourg-Findel Airport, crashed approximately 6 NM short of runway 24 while attempting to land in fog. 20 out of the 22 occupants were killed.

The aircraft, on a passenger flight from São Paulo to Campo Grande, crashed in a farm field near the town of Aracatuba, 325 miles northwest of São Paulo. The aircraft reportedly suffered some sort of fuel leak, and was forced to land when the fuel onboard the aircraft became exhausted. None of the 28 passengers and crew aboard were seriously injured, however, the aircraft was written off.

The plane was on a military flight. Immediately after takeoff, the aircraft made a descending right turn and crashed in a field, 300 meters past the runway. Unconfirmed reports say the no.2 engine may have malfunctioned. All 5 people onboard were killed.

The aircraft was on a local training flight when, while on approach for its eighth touch and go landing, it was seen to bank sharply left and crash. There was one instructor and two student Captains aboard. All of them were killed.

The Fokker F-27 was on a passenger flight from the northern city of Tamale (Ghana) to Ghana's capital city. Weather at the time of the landing was reported as heavy rain and low visibility. According to witnesses, the aircraft landed nose first, and broke into several pieces. 6 out of the 54 people onboard were killed.