Starbow
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Aero Surveys Limited, which traded as Starbow, was a privately owned airline in Ghana that operated from 2012 till 2017. It operated scheduled services beginning in 2012, but suspended all operations following an accident involving one of its ATR 72-500s in November 2017.
Aero Surveys Limited, which traded as Starbow, was a privately owned airline in Ghana that operated from 2012 till 2017. It operated scheduled services beginning in 2012, but suspended all operations following an accident involving one of its ATR 72-500s in November 2017.
History
Destinations
Starbow linked its Accra hub to Kumasi, Takoradi and Tamale as of November 2017.
Fleet
Starbow operated the following aircraft as of August 2018:
Historical fleet
ATR 72 6 BAe 146-100 BAe 146-200 BAe 146-300
Accidents and incidents
On 9 August 2014, a Starbow BAe 146-300, flight S9-100 to Kumasi, was climbing out of Accra when one of the right hand engines emitted a loud bang and streaks of flames prompting the crew to shut the engine down and return to Accra. On 28 October 2014, a Starbow BAe 146-200 from Accra to Takoradi Airport with 77 people on board suffered a hydraulic failure during climbout. The crew were forced to make a landing without flaps, resulting in damage to the landing gear and a fire. Two persons were injured in the resulting emergency evacuation. The aircraft was written off. Ghana Civil Aviation Authority subsequently grounded the airline temporarily following this accident. On 6 October 2015, a Starbow BAe 146-300 from Accra to Tamale overran the end of runway 23 on landing resulting in the collapse of the nose gear. There were no major injuries, but the aircraft sustained significant damage and was written off. On 25 November 2017, a Starbow ATR 72-500 was preparing for take-off from Accra bound for Kumasi during heavy rain. While the aircraft was picking up speed down the runway, the captain's seat slid backwards, causing the ATR to lose control and swerve off the runway before coming to a halt. Five of the occupants were injured in the incident. The aircraft was written off with significant damage. Starbow suspended all flights in response to the incident and terminated operations shortly thereafter.
References
External links
Official website
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