Santos Island mid-air collision

The Santos Island mid-air collision occurred on August 11, 2002 over Santos Island. The aircraft involved were two Airbus A300B4-600Rs operated by American Airlines and Wolf Air.

Aircraft
The aircraft was a 13-year-old Airbus A300B4-605R. It was built in 1989 for American Airlines and nicknamed John Peter. It made it's first flight on December 20, 1989. At the time of the accident. It had accumulated 42,398 total flight hours.

Crew
There were three pilots in the aircrew:
 * The captain, 50-year-old Gregory Hummer, was American Airlines' chief flight instructor. He had accumulated 11,700 total flight hours at the time of the accident, including 1,545 hours on the A300.
 * The first officer, 38-year-old David Mark Smith, had accumulated 5,600 total flight hours at the time of the accident, including 1,300 hours on the A300.
 * The other first officer, 34-year-old Felix McDean, had accumulated 3,900 flight hours at the time of the accident, including 250 hours on the A300.

Aircraft
The aircraft was a 30-year-old Airbus A300B4-605R. It was built in 1972 and made it's first flight on April 12, 1972. At the time of the accident, it had accumulated 68,294 total flight hours.

Crew
There were three pilots in the aircrew:
 * The captain, 56-year-old Forrest Phillips, was one of Wolf Air's top pilots. He had accumulated 21,043 total flight hours at the time of the accident, including 3,000 hours on the A300.
 * The first officer, 48-year-old Malburn Kurt, was on track to becoming a captain himself. He had accumulated 10,800 flight hours at the time of the accident, including 1,400 hours on the A300.
 * The other first officer, 40-year-old Mason Quail, had accumulated 7,200 total flight hours at the time of the accident, including 1,390 hours on the A300.