Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 19 November 1977
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-360C
Owner/operator: Ethiopian Airlines
Registration Number: ET-ACD
Location: 0,5 km W of Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO) –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (specifically the wing and fuselage)Aircraft structure (specifically the wing and fuselage)
Category: Accident
A Boeing 707-360C cargo plane experienced a catastrophic loss of structural integrity during a takeoff at Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO), Italy. All five occupants perished in the incident. The aircraft barely ascended after takeoff from runway 25, resulting in contact with treetops at a height of 7-8 meters and subsequent ground impact 280 meters further down the runway. An unreported load of 19000 kg was used for takeoff calculations.A Boeing 707-360C cargo plane experienced a catastrophic loss of structural integrity during a takeoff at Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO), Italy. All five occupants perished in the incident. The aircraft barely ascended after takeoff from runway 25, resulting in contact with treetops at a height of 7-8 meters and subsequent ground impact 280 meters further down the runway. An unreported load of 19000 kg was used for takeoff calculations.
Description
A Boeing 707-360C cargo plane was damaged beyond repair in a takeoff accident at Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO), Italy. All five on board were killed. The airplane barely gained height after takeoff from runway 25. It contacted treetops at a height of 7-8 m and struck the ground 280 m further on. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the airplane carried a load of 19000 kg instead of 19000 lb which was used for takeoff calculations.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QqdUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eTsNAAAAIBAJ&dq=ethiopian&pg=4332%2C2428037https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QqdUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eTsNAAAAIBAJ&dq=ethiopian&pg=4332%2C2428037Primary Cause
Unconfirmed structural failure during takeoff.Unconfirmed structural failure during takeoff.Share on:
