False stall warning leading to pilot error and controlled flight into terrain[1]
Site
Atlantic Ocean, East of Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport Abidjan, Ivory Coast 05°13′33.3″N03°56′11.7″W / 5.225917°N 3.936583°W / 5.225917; -3.936583
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Airbus A310-304
Aircraft name
Harambee Star
Operator
Kenya Airways
IATA flight No.
KQ431
ICAO flight No.
KQA431
Call sign
KENYA 431
Registration
5Y-BEN
Flight origin
Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Stopover
Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos, Nigeria
Destination
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Nairobi, Kenya
Occupants
179
Passengers
169
Crew
10
Fatalities
169
Injuries
10
Survivors
10
Kenya Airways Flight 431 was an international scheduled Abidjan–Lagos–Nairobi passenger service, operated by Kenyan national airline Kenya Airways. On 30 January 2000, the Airbus A310-300 serving the flight crashed into the sea off the Ivory Coast, shortly after takeoff from Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, Abidjan.[2]: 10 There were 179 people on board, of whom 169 were passengers. Only ten people survived.
With 169 fatalities, the crash was the deadliest involving the Airbus A310 and the deadliest in Ivory Coast history.[1] It was the first fatal crash for Kenya Airways as well as the deadliest.[3][4]
An investigation was carried out by the French BEA. It concluded that the crash was caused by the flight crew's improper response following the activation of a false stall warning. In the aftermath of the crash, the BEA issued recommendations for better training for pilots in terms of handling a false stall warning. During the course of the investigation, BEA had also learned of new stall recovery procedure(s), stating that such procedure(s) would be included in future flight operation manuals.[2]: 76–78
^ abAccident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 9 June 2011.
^ ab"REPORT – Accident which occurred on 30 January 2000 in the sea near Abidjan Airport to the Airbus 310–304 registered 5Y-BEN operated by Kenya Airways" (PDF). Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety. 25 January 2002. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2019.
^"Airline's sound safety record". BBC News. 31 January 2000. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
^"Airbus' reliability record". BBC News. 31 January 2000. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011.
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