Crash of a Grumman G-21A Goose on Mt Hooper: 11 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Grumman G-21A Goose
Operator:
West Coast Air Services
Registration:
C-FPVE
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Tofino - Nanaimo
MSN:
1200
YOM:
1942
Location:
Mt Hooper (Vancouver Island)
British Columbia
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
While cruising in marginal weather conditions, the seaplane struck the slope of Mt Hooper located 45 km southwest of Nanaimo. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all 11 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Boeing 707-331B into the Ionian Sea: 88 killed

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1974 at 1140 LT
Type of aircraft:
Boeing 707
Operator:
Registration:
N8734
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Tel Aviv - Athens - Rome - New York
MSN:
20063/789
YOM:
1969
Flight number:
TW841
Location:
Ionian Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
79
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
88
Captain / Total flying hours:
21960
Captain / Total hours on type:
7280.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
9139
Copilot / Total hours on type:
5311
Aircraft flight hours:
21733
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane departed Athens-Ellinikon Airport at 1112LT on a flight to Rome, last leg before the transatlantic flight to New York. While cruising at an altitude of 28,000 feet, the airplane went out of control, entered a steep dive and crashed into the Ionian Sea bout 80 km west of Kefalonia Island, Greece. Some debris were found floating on water and no survivor was found among the 88 occupants.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the detonation of an explosive device in the aft cargo compartment buckled and damaged the cabin floor in such a manner that one or more of the elevator and rudder system control cables was stretched and, perhaps, broken. The resultant displacement of control surfaces caused a violent pitch up and yaw and made the aircraft uncontrollable.
Final Report:

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 600 in Bandar Lampung: 33 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F27 Friendship
Operator:
Registration:
PK-GFJ
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Palembang - Bandar Lampung - Jakarta
MSN:
10422
YOM:
1969
Location:
Bandar Lampung
Lampung
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
32
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
33
Aircraft flight hours:
8737
Aircraft flight cycles:
6976
Circumstances:
While descending to Bandar Lampung-Branti Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. On final, the airplane passed below the glide when it struck a building and crashed in flames. Three passengers were rescued while 33 other occupants were killed, among them all four crew members.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the pilot descended below the glide in low visibility without any visual contact with the runway and/or the ground. The crew continued at an unsafe altitude and failed to initiate a go-around manoeuvre.

Crash of a Vickers 749 Viscount in Porlamar: 48 killed

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1974 at 0920 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers Viscount
Operator:
Registration:
YV-C-AMX
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Caracas - Porlamar
MSN:
95
YOM:
1956
Location:
Porlamar
Nueva Esparta
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
44
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
48
Circumstances:
While descending to Porlamar-Del Caribe-General en Jefe Santiago Mariño Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility and heavy rain falls. In accordance with ATC, the crew decided to divert to Cumaná Airport and while completing a turn to change heading, the four engine airplane struck the peak La Gloria located about 10 km northeast of Porlamar Airport. The wreckage was found eight meters below the summit and the copilot, seriously injured, was evacuated to an hospital in Caracas while 47 other occupants were killed. 17 days later, the copilot Ivan Rodolfo Magallanes died from his injuries.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the crew may have lost his orientation during the few seconds preceding impact with the ground, maybe following a malfunction of several instruments whose parameters were probably badly influenced by static electricity accumulated in the stormy weather. At the time of the accident, hurricane 'Alma' was approximately 100 km east of Margarita Island.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL near Buenaventura: 27 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1974 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
HK-508
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Tumaco - Cali
MSN:
4527
YOM:
1942
Flight number:
AV610
Location:
Buenaventura
Valle del Cauca
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
24
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
27
Circumstances:
The crew departed Tumaco-La Florida Airport at 0825LT with an ETA in Cali at 0955LT. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with a limited visibility due to rain falls. The airplane deviated from the prescribed flight plan when, at an altitude of 9,670 feet, it struck the slope of Mt Trujillo located in the region of Buenaventura, about 75 km northwest of Cali Airport. SAR operations were suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. Eventually, the wreckage was found in a ravine on October 31st 1974. All 27 occupants were killed.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-18V in Linoghin: 47 killed

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-18
Operator:
Registration:
TZ-ABE
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Desert
Schedule:
Bamako - Kano - Mecca - Jeddah - Khartoum - Kano - Bamako
MSN:
181 0033 04
YOM:
1961
Location:
Linoghin
Zoundwéogo (Manga)
Country:
Burkina Faso
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
50
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
47
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a monthly schedule flight from Bamako to Saudi Arabia. En route from Bamako to Kano, ATC informed the crew about the deterioration of the weather conditions and instructed the pilots to divert to Niamey. In marginal weather conditions, the crew apparently lost his orientation and probably following a navigational error, the airplane flew to the west when the crew realized he was flying over the region of Ouagadougou, about 400 km southwest of Niamey. Shortly later, as he was short of fuel, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in an open field located in Linoghin, about 40 km east of Ouagadougou. Two crew members and 11 passengers were injured while 47 other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of a fuel exhaustion caused by probable navigational errors on part of the crew who lost his orientation in poor weather conditions.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Shymkent

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1974
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-01362
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G45-11
YOM:
1964
Location:
Shymkent
South Kazakhstan
Country:
Kazakhstan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Shymkent. There were no injuries but the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Without any details, it was reported the accident was the consequence of a pilot error.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Mota

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
ET-ABE
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
16098/32846
YOM:
1945
Location:
Mota
Amhara
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
25067
Circumstances:
After landing at Mota Airport, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest. There were no injuries while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2T in Zhigalovo

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-25522
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
14547305
YOM:
1954
Location:
Zhigalovo
Irkutsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Zhigalovo Airstrip, the pilot initiated a turn at low height when the airplane struck tree tops and crashed in flames in a wooded area by the Lena River. The occupant's fate remains unknown but the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the crew failed to follow the departure published procedures and initiated a turn below the minimum safe altitude of 600 meters. Also, the total weight of the aircraft was 250 kg above the MTOW.
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