Crash of a Boeing 707-430 in Sanaa
Date & Time:
Aug 9, 1977
Registration:
9Q-CRT
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
17718/90
YOM:
1959
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
60939
Circumstances:
Following a wrong approach configuration, the airplane landed nose gear first on runway 18. Upon impact, a tire burst and the airplane bounced three times before the captain decided to initiate a go-around. After a circuit, the crew completed a second landing safely but after touchdown, control was lost as the nosewheel steering was inoperative. The airplane veered off runway and came to rest. While all three crew members escaped uninjured, the aircraft was written off.
