Incident Overview
Date: Friday 2 September 1977
Aircraft Type: Canadair CL-44D4-2
Owner/operator: Transmeridian Air Cargo
Registration Number: G-ATZH
Location: 5 km ENE off Waglan Island –
ÿ Hong Kong
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: The no.4 engine.The no.4 engine.
Investigating Agency: AIBAIB
Category: Accident
A four-engine aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure shortly after takeoff, resulting in a rapid crash into the sea. The engine failure triggered a fire that rapidly escalated into a massive external fire.A four-engine aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure shortly after takeoff, resulting in a rapid crash into the sea. The engine failure triggered a fire that rapidly escalated into a massive external fire.
Description
The no. 4 engine failed shortly after takeoff. The prop was feathered, but a fire developed and the aircraft was seen to crash into the sea on fire, 8 minutes after takeoff. PROBABLE CAUSE: “A loss of control following in-flight separation of the right-hand outboard wing section and the no.4 engine. These failures followed a no.4 engine failure, an internal engine fire and a fire in the aircraft fuel system eventually resulting in a massive external fire.”
Primary Cause
Loss of control due to in-flight separation of the right-hand outboard wing section and the no.4 engine, exacerbated by a preceding internal engine fire and a fire in the aircraft fuel system.Loss of control due to in-flight separation of the right-hand outboard wing section and the no.4 engine, exacerbated by a preceding internal engine fire and a fire in the aircraft fuel system.Share on:
