Aircraft investigation >>>>>>> HOME PAGE
Douglas DC-8-63 accident report
Sunday 5 July 1970 Air Canada DC-8-63 CF-TIW c/n 46114
Flight 621 from Montreal-Dorval (YUL) to Toronto (YYZ) with 9 crew and 100 passengers. Upon landing at Toronto the spoilers were deployed prematurely resulting in a heavy landing. No.4 engine broke off. The aircraft rose back in the air trailing smoke and fire behind. After two and a half minutes during the go around there was an explosion in the right wing. After more explosions control was lost and the aircraft dived into the ground. First flight : 1970 Airframe hrs : 453 engines : JT3D-7. All people on board died in the crash. location : 11 km N from Toronto apt. +- 500m 43°47’13”N 79°41’50”W
Friday 27 November 1970 Capitol Airways DC-8-63CF N4909C c/n 46060
Flight C2C3/26 from Anchorage (ANC), Alaska to Tokyo- Yokota afb (OKO) with 10 crew and 219 (military) passengers.
The DC-8 operated a flight for the Military Airlift Command (MAC) from Tacoma-McChord AFB to Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam via Anchorage, Alaska and Yokota, Japan.
Took off in icing conditions with gross weight of 158312 [kg] from RW 6R but could not get airborne after reaching VR at 153 knots. The TO was abandoned only at the end of the RW. The aircraft slid over the ground to a stop 3400 ft from the end of the RW. A intense ground fire erupted. Cause : all wheels were blocked during take off due to a brake system malfunction or an inadvertently engaged parking brake.
First flight : 1969 Airframe hrs : 4944 engines : JT3D 47 people died in the crash and 49 injured. location : +- 25m 61°10’03.11”N 149°57’11.60”W
V1 (critical engine failure speed) : 138 KIAS (Knots indicated air speed), VR (rotation speed) 153 KIAS, V2 take-off safety speed : 163 KIAS
Acceleration : 80 KIAS after 25 sec, 100 KIAS at 35 sec, 120 KIAS at 45 sec, 139 (V1) KIAS at 59 sec, 152 KIAS at 72 sec
Wednesday 15 November 1978 DC-8-63CF Loftleider Icelandic TF-FLA c/n 46020 chartered by Garuda for a Hajj pilgrim flight from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Surabaya, Indonesia.
Flight LL001 from Jeddah (JED) to Colombo (CMB), Sri Lanka with 13 crew and 249 passengers. ILS approach to RW22 at CMB. The aircraft sank to low and crashed in a rubber and coconut plantation 2km from the RW threshold.
Cause : crew lacking situational awareness, not following approach procedures and probably incorrect ILS glideslope.
First flight : 1968 engines : JT3D. 183 people on board died in the crash. location : 2.1 km NE of CMB apt +- 100m 6°50’39”N 79°53’59”E
Thursday 12 December 1985 Arrow Air DC-8-63CF N950JW c/n 46058
Flight MF1285R from Gander apt (YQX), Canada to Hopkinsville-Fort Campbell AAF (HOP), USA with 8 crew and 248 passengers. Flight from Cairo with peace keeping forces that were stationed in the Sinai dessert. All 248 passengers were military from the 101 st airborne division based in Fort Campbell. The DC-8 took off from Gander RW22. Rotation was after 51 seconds at a speed of 167 KIAS. The aircraft lifted off but could not gain height neither speed. The airplane descended and struck ground 1000 [m] beyond the end of the runway.
First flight : 1969 Airframe hrs : 50861 engines : JT3D-7. All people on board died in the crash. location : 1km SW of Gander apt +- 25m 48°54’40.00”N 54°34’31.20”W
Literature :