Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 September 2000
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-312B
Owner/operator: Togo Government
Registration Number: 5V-TAG
Location: Niamey Airport (NIM) –
ÿ Niger
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: CockpitCockpit
Category: Accident
A Boeing 707 aircraft, returning from Togo to Paris after dropping off the Universit de Bnin-Togo in Spain, experienced a fire in its cockpit while flying 200 km from Niger?s capital. The plane subsequently made an emergency landing at Niamey airport, resulting in the destruction of the aircraft. Preliminary investigations suggest a short circuit triggered the fire.A Boeing 707 aircraft, returning from Togo to Paris after dropping off the Universit de Bnin-Togo in Spain, experienced a fire in its cockpit while flying 200 km from Niger?s capital. The plane subsequently made an emergency landing at Niamey airport, resulting in the destruction of the aircraft. Preliminary investigations suggest a short circuit triggered the fire.
Description
Togo’s presidential Boeing 707 plane was returning from to Lom, via Paris, after dropping off the chorus of the Universit de Bnin-Togo in Valencia, Spain. When the plane was 200 km from the Niger capital, a fire broke out in the cockpit, and the crew radioed for permission to make an emergency landing in Niamey. Reports we received from residents said that the plane flew over the city at an altitude of barely 65 meters, with smoke billowing from the aircraft. An emergency belly landing was carried out at the Hamani Diori International Airport. A fire erupted and destroyed the plane. A short circuit is said to have caused the fire.
Primary Cause
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