Crash of a BAc 111-521FH in Bahía Blanca

Date & Time: Dec 4, 1973 at 1540 LT
Type of aircraft:
BAc 111
Operator:
Registration:
LV-JNR
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Buenos Aires – Bahía Blanca – Trelew
MSN:
192
YOM:
1969
Location:
Bahía Blanca-Comandante Espora
Buenos Aires province
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
68
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Just after liftoff, while in initial climb, the crew noticed a loss of power on the left engine. The captain decided to land back but the remaining distance was 950 meters only. Unable to stop in time, the airplane struck arresting cables installed for the Douglas A4Q Skyhawk of the Argentinian Navy. Impact caused severe damages to both wings and the airplane came to rest in flames as the fuel tanks were punctured. All 74 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Aborted take-off due to apparent loss of power. This was caused by the aircraft having touched down on the runway again, after initial lift-off, whilst the crew were distracted by a bird of considerable size which was flying past the left hand windscreen. Wrong decision on part of the crew as the takeoff procedure was already completed.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Phnom Penh

Date & Time: Dec 3, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Air Union Laos
Registration:
XW-PHV
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Phnom Penh-Pochentong
Phnom Penh
Country:
Cambodia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason. No casualties.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 in Kurupung: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 3, 1973
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Operator:
Registration:
8R-GCP
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Ekereku - Kurupung
MSN:
39
YOM:
1967
Location:
Kurupung
Cuyuni-Mazaruni
Country:
Guyana
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While descending to Kurupung, the twin engine airplane struck a mountain and crashed. A passenger survived while three other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Cessna 402A in Angoulême: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 402
Operator:
Europair
Registration:
F-BRSA
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lyon - Angoulême
MSN:
402A-0092
YOM:
1969
Location:
Angoulême-Cognac (Brie-Champniers)
Charente
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While approaching Angoulême-Brie-Champniers Airport on a flight from Lyon-Bron, the twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the 'forêt de bois blanc', a wooded area located about 8 km southeast of the airport. While all four passengers were injured, the pilot Roger Delmas was killed.

Crash of a Douglas DC-9-31 in Akron

Date & Time: Nov 27, 1973 at 2129 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-9
Operator:
Registration:
N8967E
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Miami - Pittsburgh - Akron
MSN:
47267/361
YOM:
1968
Flight number:
EA300
Location:
Akron-Canton
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
21
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
10881
Captain / Total hours on type:
736.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
7000
Copilot / Total hours on type:
23
Aircraft flight hours:
15615
Circumstances:
The crew started the approach to Akron-Canton Airport by night and marginal weather conditions. The approach speed was too high and the airplane was also too high and the glide so the crew landed 2,400 feet to far down the runway 01. After touchdown on a wet runway, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest. All 26 occupants were evacuated, 15 of them were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
The captain's decision to complete the landing at an excessive airspeed and at a distance too far down a wet runway to permit the safe stopping of the aircraft. Factors which contributed to the accident were:
- Lack of airspeed awareness during the final portion of the approach,
- An erroneous indication of the speed command indicator,
- Hydroplaning.
Final Report:

Crash of a Douglas DC-9-32 in Chattanooga

Date & Time: Nov 27, 1973 at 1851 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-9
Operator:
Registration:
N3323L
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Atlanta - Chattanooga
MSN:
47032/204
YOM:
1967
Flight number:
DL516
Location:
Chattanooga-Lovell Field
Tennessee
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
74
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
15949
Captain / Total hours on type:
3218.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
6301
Copilot / Total hours on type:
4000
Aircraft flight hours:
18233
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Atlanta, the crew started the approach to Chattanooga Airport in poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to heavy rain falls. On short final, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck approach light located 1,600 feet short of runway 20 threshold. The airplane then struck the ground, lost its left wing and skidded for another 1,200 feet before coming to rest 250 feet to the left of the runway centerline. All 79 occupants evacuated safely and only seven passengers were slightly injured.
Probable cause:
The pilot did not recognize the need to correct an excessive rate of descent after the aircraft had passed decision height. This occurred despite two verbal reports of increasing sink rate by the first officer. The captain disregarded the reports by the first officer, possibly because of the influence of a visual illusion caused by the refraction of light through the heavy rain on the windshield. The excessive rate of descent was initiated by a wind shear condition which extended in the lower levels of the approach path and a glide slope that tended toward the lower signal limit.
Final Report:

Crash of a Tupolev TU-124V in Kazan

Date & Time: Nov 20, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev TU-124
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-45031
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
2 35 09 01
YOM:
1962
Location:
Kazan-Borisoglebskoye
Republic of Tatarstan
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown at Kazan-Borisoglebskoye Airport, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest few dozen meters further. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-10-DK near Quảng Ngãi: 27 killed

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1973 at 0200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
XV-NIE
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Saigon - Quảng Ngãi
MSN:
14910/26355
YOM:
1944
Location:
Quảng Ngãi
Đồng Nai Province
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
24
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
27
Circumstances:
While approaching Quảng Ngãi Airport by night and marginal weather conditions, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain and crashed about 20 km northwest of Quảng Ngãi. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 27 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the crew was approaching Quảng Ngãi under VFR mode in IMC conditions.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Kirensk

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-41978
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1 68 473 08
YOM:
1956
Location:
Kirensk
Irkutsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The engine failed in flight, forcing the crew to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field in Kirensk. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald 101 in Villavicencio: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald
Operator:
Registration:
HK-718
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Paz de Ariporo – Tame – Arauca – Cúcuta
MSN:
150
YOM:
1961
Location:
Villavicencio
Meta
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
When landing at Arauca (AUC) after a flight from Paz de Ariporo (PZA) and Tame (TME) a loss of hydraulic fluid was noted on the left main gear hydraulic system. A split hose was changed before the aircraft left for a flight to Cúcuta. Some 5 minutes after takeoff a burning smell and smoke were noticed in the cockpit. It appeared then that the undercarriage was still extended, though the undercarriage indicators in the cockpit didn't show this. The crew elected to divert to Villavicencio and made two low runs over the field to obtain instructions from the chief of maintenance and the airline's instructor. While on final approach to runway 22 the pilot was told by the instructor on the ground to feather the no. 1 engine as a precautionary measure. After passing the threshold at low altitude, power was reapplied and the aircraft turned slowly to the left, lost altitude and crashed in flames.
Source: ASN
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