Training

Survivors:

Site:

Landing (descent or approach)

Schedule:

Jakarta - Jakarta

MSN:

2011

YOM:

1965

Location:

Jakarta-Kemayoran

City District of Jakarta

Country:

Indonesia

Region:

Asia

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Circumstances:

The crew was engaged in a local training mission at Jakarta-Kemayoran Airport. After completing several touch-and-go manoeuvres with one engine voluntarily inoperative, the pilot-in-command made a new landing successfully. After rotation, during initial climb, the airplane stalled and crashed in a gear-up and flaps-down configuration onto the runway before coming to rest. All three crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Boeing 720-047B in Ontario: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1971 at 0633 LT

Type of aircraft:

Boeing 720

Operator:

Registration:

N3166

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Landing (descent or approach)

Schedule:

Los Angeles - Ontario

MSN:

19439/621

YOM:

1966

Flight number:

WA366

Location:

Ontario

California

Country:

United States of America

Region:

North America

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Captain / Total flying hours:

19714

Captain / Total hours on type:

3780.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

15767

Copilot / Total hours on type:

3840

Aircraft flight hours:

11521

Aircraft flight cycles:

7011

Circumstances:

The crew was completing a training flight from Los Angeles to Ontario. The pilot under supervision was supposed to complete an ILS approach with one engine inoperative, to make a missed approach and a go-around procedure. On final to runway 25R, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a field. The airplane was totally destroyed and all five crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

The failure of the aircraft rudder hydraulic actuator support fitting. The failure of the fitting resulted in the inapparent loss of left rudder control which, under the conditions of the flight, precluded the pilots’ ability to maintain directional control during a simulated engine-out missed-approach. The existing weather conditions degraded external visual cues, thereby hampering rapid assessment of aircraft performance by the flight check captain.

Final Report:

Crash of an Antonov AN-24 in Moscow

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1971

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-24

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-46747

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Schedule:

Moscow - Moscow

MSN:

4 73 009 04

YOM:

1964

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Circumstances:

Following seven approaches and landings completed successfully, the crew started a eighth approach in good weather conditions. On final, the instructor thought that the admission pressure on the right engine dropped so he decided to shut down the engine and to feather its propeller without communicating with the rest of the crew. To compensate the loss of power, he asked the flight engineer to increase power on the left engine but the flight engineer inadvertently shot down the left engine when the right engine was just shot down as well. In such conditions, the pilot-in-command attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in a field located near Bykovo Airport. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and three crew members were injured.

Probable cause:

The accident was the consequence of the combination of the following factors:
- Poor flight preparation,
- Lack of crew coordination,
- Lack of interaction between the instructor and the rest of the crew,
- Irresponsible actions on part of the flight engineer.

Crash of a Beechcraft H18 at Ōmura AFB

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1971

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft H18

Operator:

Registration:

JA5169

Flight Type:

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Schedule:

Ōmura - Ōmura

MSN:

BA-761

YOM:

1969

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Circumstances:

Crashed in unknown circumstances at Ōmura AFB while completing a training flight. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Beechcraft H18 in Nagoya

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1971

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft H18

Operator:

Registration:

JA5164

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant

Schedule:

Nagoya - Nagoya

MSN:

BA-756

YOM:

1969

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Crashed in unknown circumstances at Nagoya Airport while completing a training flight. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Short SC.7 Skyvan 3M Variant 400 off Biak: 8 killed

Date & Time: Feb 1, 1971

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

T-701

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Biak - Biak

MSN:

1871

YOM:

1969

Location:

Biak

Special Region of Papua

Country:

Indonesia

Region:

Asia

Crew on board:

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Circumstances:

The airplane was engaged in a night training mission, carrying six passengers and two pilots. In unknown circumstances, the twin engine airplane crashed into the sea off Biak. All eight occupants were killed.

Crash of a Boeing 707-437 in Mumbai

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1971 at 1157 LT

Type of aircraft:

Boeing 707

Operator:

Registration:

VT-DJI

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji (Santa Cruz)

Schedule:

Bombay - Bombay

MSN:

17722/94

YOM:

1960

Location:

Maharashtra

Country:

India

Region:

Asia

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Circumstances:

The five crew members were engaged in a local training mission at Bombay-Santa Cruz Airport. During the takeoff roll on three engine, the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that deviated to the right and departed the asphalt. The right wing struck a mound of 9 feet high located 188 feet to the right of the runway, causing both right engines n°3 and 4 to be torn off. The aircraft caught fire and came to rest in flames. All five crew members were slightly injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

During a three-engine practice takeoff the check pilot applied full takeoff thrust on n°2 and 3 engines. The aircraft accelerated on two engines and when the speed of 85 kt was attained, the pilot experienced little difficulty in keeping directional control of the aircraft. Thereafter, the pilot applied thrust on engine n°1. The aircraft then went off the runway to the right, n°3 and 4 engines struck a mound 9 feet high located 188 feet from the edge of the runway and were torn off. The wing structure broke off progressively inward and an intense fire broke out. The check pilot admitted that he did not follow the normal procedure specified by Boeing for a 3 engine takeoff and that due to an incorrect reading of the airspeed, he tried to get airborne before reaching VR . Since the nose had been lifted prematurely, nose wheel steering could not be used and control of the aircraft using rudder alone could not be maintained when power on n°1 engine was applied. It was concluded that the accident was caused by the combination of the following factors:
- A loss of control during an attempted three engine takeoff,
- The loss of control was the consequence of the pilot not following the published procedures as mentioned in the aircraft flight manual.

Crash of an Avro 748-2A-254 in Accra

Date & Time: Jan 22, 1971

Type of aircraft:

Avro 748

Operator:

Registration:

9G-ABW

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

Schedule:

Accra - Accra

MSN:

1685

YOM:

1970

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Circumstances:

Three pilots were engaged in a local training flight at Accra-Kotoka Airport. On final approach, at an altitude of 150 feet, the left engine was voluntarily shut down to simulate a failure when control was lost. The airplane banked left, struck trees and crashed few hundred yards short of runway. All three crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Loss of control after the left propelle was not feathered but the blades moved to fine pitch. It was determined that the pilot failed to place the left High Pressure cock lever in the full off position.

Crash of a Boeing B-52C-45-BO Stratofortress off Charlevoix: 9 killed

Date & Time: Jan 7, 1971

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

54-2666

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type: