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Boeing 707-320 accident report
On February 15, 1961, the 707-329 OO-SJB c/n 17624 of the Sabena crashed. Crashed 1.5km in front of the RW20 runway at Zaventem. Comes down to Berg 3km NE v Zaventem. All passengers, 61 passengers and 11 crew members are killed, in addition, 1 dead and 1 injured on the ground. Flight JFK > BRU (6091km), seems to use a go-around, climbs to 500m and makes 3 circles. The turn becomes steeper and steeper to almost vertical, after which the aircraft dives into the ground with its nose. Crashes on Lemmekenstraat ( 50°55'18.07"N 4°31'34.19"E ) Possible cause : defect in steering organs. The aircraft made the first flight in 1959 it had since flown 3038 hours (avg. 8 hours a day) 4 x JT4A turbojets. On board was the entire American Olympic speed skating team.
Members of the U. S. Figure Skating Team pose before boarding Belgian Sabena airline plane at Idle Wild airport, Feb. 14, 1961, New York. The plane crashed Feb. 15 near the Brussels, Belgium Airport killing all on board. AP Photo/Matty Zimmerman
Air France Boeing 707-328 F-BHSB
On June 3, 1962, the Air France's 707-328 F-BHSM "Chateau de Sully" c/n 17920 did not come off the ground at the start from runway 08 at Orly near Paris. The nose comes back on the track. The crew goes full on the brakes at 320 km/h but no longer comes to a stop in time. The plane hits the approach lights and breaks into pieces. It comes to a stop 500m past the runway, near Villeneuve-le-Roi, Val-de-Marne on the east side of Orly airport. Only the two flight attendants who were in the back of the cabin survived the crash but were injured. The cause is a defect in the trim servo motor control system. The flight should have gone from Orly via New York (JFK) to Atlanta (ATL). It had 122 passengers and 10 crew members on board, all but 2 of whom died. It is the most serious accident of the Air France so far (2008). The aircraft had made its first flight in 1960. It was equipped with 4 JT4A engines. Location: +-50m 48°43'43.70"N 2°24'32.79"E
Air France Boeing 707-328 F-BHSP
On June 22, 1962, the 707-328 F-BHST "Chateau de Chantilly" c/n 18247 of the Air France flies against a hill at 500m altitude in tropical forest near Sainte-Rose. This is the second disaster with an Air France 707 within a month. Flight 117 from the Azores (SMA) to Point-a-Pitre (PTP) with 103 passengers and 10 crew members. It went off course because the VOR beacon was out of use and there was no ILS system. Crash 25km WNW van Le Raizet airport, at Point-a-Pitre on Grande-Terre. JT4A engines. First flight 1962. Is built as -320, never to -320B. There were no survivors. Location : +- 1km 16°17'33"N 61°45'23"W
TWA Boeing 707-331 N768TW
On November 23, 1964, the start of 707-331 N769TW c/n 17685 of TWA fails. It had an engine failure at 80mph, after which the start was aborted. However, the aircraft shoots from runway 25 at Fiumicino airport, near Rome and catches fire. There are 50 deaths. Flight 800 would fly from Rome to Athens with 62 passengers and 11 crew members. The cause was damage to the jet reversers. 4 P&W JT4A-12 engines, first flight : 1960 Location : +-100m 41°48'14"N 12°15'23"E
safe flight hours till fatality : 7654 [hr] (3 service years)