Crash of a Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-N in Bombay

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1975 at 0833 LT
Operator:
Registration:
VT-DVJ
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
New Delhi - Bombay
MSN:
216
YOM:
1966
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
87
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
At an excessive approach speed, the crew landed too far down on a wet runway due to rain. After touchdown, the crew applied full brake and deployed the drag chute but this caused all wheels to block and all tire to burst. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran, lost its left main gear and part of its left wing before coming to rest. All 93 occupants were evacuated, among them 12 were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The airport just reopened to traffic following the ground fire of an Air France Boeing 747 on June 12.
Probable cause:
Wrong approach configuration on part of the crew.

Crash of an Avro 748-2A-235 in Pedro Afonso: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PP-VDN
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
São Paulo – Porto Nacional – Pedro Afonso – Belém
MSN:
1625
YOM:
1967
Flight number:
RG236
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Pedro Afonso, the crew encountered technical problems and decided to return. The approach was completed at a too high speed and the airplane landed too far down the runway, approximately 300 meters from the runway end. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran, crossed a street and crashed into a house. A woman and her two children were killed in the house as well as the copilot. A second crew member was injured while 13 other occupants were unhurt. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander in Williams Lake

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CF-RDI
Flight Phase:
MSN:
35
YOM:
1968
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Williams Lake somewhere in June 1975 (exact date unknown). The occupant's fate remains unknown as well.

Ground fire of a Boeing 747-128 in Bombay

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1975 at 0215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N28888
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Hong Kong - Bombay - Tel Aviv - Paris
MSN:
20542/201
YOM:
1972
Flight number:
AF193
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
18
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
384
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a 180 turn on runway 27 threshold to prepare for takeoff when the fire alarm sounded in the cockpit panel. The crew stopped the aircraft and ordered all 402 occupants to evacuate the aircraft. Fire spread quickly on the right side of the airplane that was destroyed. All 402 occupants escaped, 10 of them were slightly injured.
Probable cause:
It was determined that tires n°11 & 12 located on the right main gear burst while the aircraft was completing a 180 turn on the runway, causing the wheel to struck the ground. Initial delay in shutting down the engines and an improper deployment of fire services caused the fire to spread.

Crash of a NAMC YS-11-125 in Osaka

Date & Time: May 28, 1975 at 1142 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
JA8680
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Osaka - Okinoshima
MSN:
2041
YOM:
1967
Flight number:
JD621
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
18
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
5262
Captain / Total hours on type:
3904.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
1052
Copilot / Total hours on type:
728
Aircraft flight hours:
18713
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Osaka-Itami Airport, bound for Okinoshima (Oki Island) on flight JD621, the crew informed ATC about technical problems and was cleared to return for an emergency landing. Upon touchdown on runway 32R, control became difficult after a tire burst on the right main gear. The airplane veered to the right, contacted soft ground and passed over a drainage ditch before coming to rest. All 22 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
A hydraulic oil leak caused by a loose connection of the hydraulic oil line in the left flap well.
Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna 207 Skywagon in Castlepoint Station

Date & Time: May 26, 1975
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-DFD
MSN:
207-0188
YOM:
1970
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. Occupant's fate unknown.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2T in Mestia

Date & Time: May 19, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-07960
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1 83 473 11
YOM:
1957
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On takeoff, the single engine aircraft was caught by downdrafts and crashed. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Caught by downdrafts at liftoff.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Birobidzhan

Date & Time: May 18, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70426
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1G143-05
YOM:
1973
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew flew a steep turn while the aircraft was very low of fuel. In such conditions, air went into the fuel system, causing the engine to flame out. The aircraft crash landed in a field and came to rest. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Vickers 769D Viscount in Buenos Aires

Date & Time: May 11, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CX-AQO
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Montevideo – Buenos Aires
MSN:
322
YOM:
1958
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
53
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing, the four engine airplane encountered difficulties and was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran and came to rest few dozen meters further. Three passengers were injured while all 54 other occupants were unhurt. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Avro 748-2-222 in Manila

Date & Time: May 10, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
RP-C1029
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Manila - Puerto Princesa
MSN:
1586
YOM:
1965
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
39
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Manila Intl Airport, while in initial climb, the crew declared an emergency and informed ATC that an engine caught fire and exploded. The crew was cleared to return but as the captain realized he could not make it, he decided to attempt a belly landing in an open field located few km from the airport. The aircraft crash landed and slid for dozen metres before coming to rest. All 43 occupants were able to evacuate the aircraft and only two passengers were slightly injured. The aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
It was determined that a tire burst during the takeoff run and ignited shortly prior to rotation. After the pilots retracted the landing gear, the molten tire fired various equipment located in the wheel well and later to the engine that caught fire.