Airbus A330-200 C-GITS
24 August 2001 · Terceira-Azores, Portugal · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 August 2001 at about 06:46 local time, a Airbus A330-200 registered C-GITS, operated by Air Transat A T Inc, was involved in an incident near Terceira-Azores, Portugal. 306 people were on board and 9 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:46
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Terceira-Azores, Portugal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A330-200
- Registration
- C-GITS
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Air Transat A T Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Toronto → Lisbon
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- NTSB number
- DCA01WA062
People
9 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 306 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 297 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Airbus A330 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2001 | Airbus A330 | Brussels, Belgium | Sabena Belgian World Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2003 | Airbus A330 | Brussels, Belgium | Sabena Brussels Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 5 Oct 2003 | Airbus A330 | Miami, Florida, United States | Edelweiss Air AG | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2005 | Airbus A330-301 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2005 | Airbus A330-223 | Portland, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 2006 | Airbus A330 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 1999 | Robinson R-44 | Sines, Portugal | Heliportugal | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2003 | Beechcraft KING AIR B200 | Madeira Islands, Portugal | - | Fatal | 9 |
| 24 Jan 1998 | Air Tractor AT-501W | Santa Maria, Portugal | Earl J Kokendoffer | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Sep 1996 | Lake LA-4 | Azores, Portugal | Dutchess Charters Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Apr 1995 | Cessna T337G | Portimao, Portugal | M C Serv Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jan 2007 | Airbus A310 | Santa Maria, Portugal | SATA International | No injuries | - |