McDonnell Douglas MD

Summary

On 12 January 2011, a McDonnell Douglas MD, operated by Air Burkina, was involved in an incident near Paris, France. The number of people on board was not recorded. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 January 2011

Classification

Incident

Location

Paris, France

Nearest airport

Orly International Airport

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas MD

Registration

Not recorded

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Air Burkina

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Paris → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

DCA11WA021

Injuries not recorded.

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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On January 12, 2011, an Air Burkina Boeing MD-83 experienced near fuel exhaustion while attempting to land at Orly International Airport, Paris, France. During the ferry flight with landing gear down the flight crew determined that it did not have enough fuel to proceed to its destination and decided to return to Orly. Air traffic controllers directed the flight to go around due to poor geographic positioning of the airplane for landing. The flight landed uneventfully on the second approach with weather conditions below minimums. The Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la Sécurité de l’Aviation Civile (BEA) of France is investigating the event. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of design and manufacture of the airplane. All inquiries concerning this investigation should be directed to the BEA at: Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la Sécurité de l’Aviation civile Bâtiment 153 Aéroport du Bourget 93350 Le Bourget France Website: http://www.bea-fr.org

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.