Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40FG in Saarbrücken

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1975 at 1714 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-BOBD
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Frankfurt - Saarbrücken
MSN:
9 23 03 23
YOM:
1972
Flight number:
LH1745
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing flight LH1745 from Frankfurt to Saarbrücken on behalf of Lufthansa. After touchdown on wet runway 27, the crew started the braking procedure but the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran and eventually collided with several trees. All 16 occupants were rescued, two passengers were slightly injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
At the time of the accident, the runway surface was wet and the braking coefficient was reduced. It was determined that only the reverse system on engine n°2 was activated. For undetermined reason, reversers on engines n°1 and 3 were not deployed. In such conditions, braking action was poor.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-18V in Krasnoyarsk

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-75801
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Moscow – Krasnoyarsk
MSN:
182 0043 01
YOM:
1962
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
27440
Aircraft flight cycles:
7976
Circumstances:
On approach to Krasnoyarsk-Severny Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility. On final, the four engine aircraft was too low and hit the ground 250 meters short of runway threshold. On impact, the nose gear and left main gear were torn off. The aircraft crashed, slid for several meters and came to rest with its left wing partially detached. All occupants were rescued while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
The crew decided to continue the approach in weather conditions that were below minimums.

Crash of an Avro 748-226-2 in Manila: 33 killed

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1975 at 2310 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
RP-C1028
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Manila - Iligan
MSN:
1590
YOM:
1966
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
29
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
33
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from runway 30, while in initial climb, the crew informed ATC about the failure of the right engine and was cleared to return for an emergency landing. The pilot-in-command initiated a turn to join the runway 06 approach path when the airplane stalled and crashed in flames in a rice paddy field located 4,8 km from the airport. A passenger was seriously injured while 32 other occupants were killed. Few hours later, the only survivor died from his injuries.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right engine during initial climb after three blades located on the high pressure turbine broke away, probably due to the presence of fatigue cracks.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A-9 Islander in Agadez

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
5U-AAN
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
674
YOM:
1972
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Cessna 402B in Dodge City

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1975 at 0911 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N1415G
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wichita - Garden City - Dodge City - Denver
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
2600
Captain / Total hours on type:
320.00
Circumstances:
On approach to Dodge City Airport in marginal weather conditions, the the crew decided to initiate a go-around when the airplane struck power cables, stalled and crashed in an open field. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The crew failed to follow the approved procedures while on an IFR approach. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Improper in-flight decisions,
- Ice on windshield,
- Airframe ice,
- Icing conditions including sleet and freezing rain,
- Disregard of good operating practice,
- Fog,
- Visibility reference established windshield deicer turned off,
- Windshield iced over,
- Unable to continue the flight due to ice accumulation.
Final Report:

Crash of a Fokker F28 Fellowship 1000 off Istanbul: 42 killed

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1975 at 1850 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
TC-JAP
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Izmir - Istanbul
MSN:
11058
YOM:
1972
Flight number:
TK345
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
38
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
42
Aircraft flight hours:
3713
Aircraft flight cycles:
5062
Circumstances:
By night, the crew was approaching runway 06 at Istanbul-Yeşilköy Airport when all runway lights failed due to an electrical power failure. The crew initiated a go-around manoeuvre when 22 seconds later, the power was reset. The crew contacted ATC to obtain a landing clearance but as a Pan Am Boeing 707 was taking off from the same runway, ATC instructed the crew to extend a downwind circuit to the west. Few minutes later, while cruising under VFR mode at an altitude of 800 feet, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the Marmara Sea about 30 km west of the Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all 42 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined. However, it is believed that the pilot-in-command may lose control of the airplane after suffering a spatial disorientation while flying by night under VFR mode over the Marmara Sea without any visual reference points.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3-313 in Santo Domingo: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
HI-222
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Santo Domingo - Port-au-Prince
MSN:
2189
YOM:
1940
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
27
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from runway 17 at Santo Domingo-Las Américas Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane banked right and crashed in a wooded area. A crew member and a passenger were killed while 28 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the loss of control was caused by the failure of the right engine shortly after liftoff.

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Zaporozhie

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-87825
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Zaporozhie - Ternopol
MSN:
9 24 17 24
YOM:
1972
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
14
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was cleared of snow prior to departure but as it was snowing continuously, the aircraft was again covered by snow between the moment it was deiced and the takeoff procedure. During the takeoff roll in poor weather conditions (snowfall and poor visibility), the pilot-in-command started the rotation. The aircraft lifted off and climbed for few meters when the left wing dropped, causing the left main gear to struck the runway surface. The airplane landed back and the crew decided to attempt an emergency braking procedure. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran and the left wing collided with the building of a meteorological post located 25 metres behind the runway threshold. All 3 crew and 14 passengers escaped unhurt.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the aircraft was contaminated with snow during the takeoff procedure and that the stabs were positioned in a -5,9° angle instead of the prescribed -3,9°.

Crash of a Cessna 402A near Annanberg

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
P2-SAB
Flight Phase:
MSN:
402A-0061
YOM:
1969
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the Ramu River near Annanberg. Crew fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 600 in Vágar

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
OY-APD
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Copenhagen - Vágar
MSN:
10437
YOM:
1970
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
22
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
9122
Aircraft flight cycles:
5834
Circumstances:
After touchdown on runway 31 and a course of 950 metres, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway to the left and came to rest against an embankment located 85 metres to the left of the runway. All 26 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was reported the aircraft landed with a 9 knots crosswind and a 6 knots tailwind component. Also, the runway was covered with water and ice at the time of the accident.