Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 19 January 1977
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-440-86
Owner/operator: North East Bolivian Airways – NEBA
Registration Number: CP-925
Location: La China –
ÿ Bolivia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft structure and control systems.Aircraft structure and control systems.
Category: Accident
A CV-440 aircraft overran the runway during takeoff due to exceeding performance limits ? runway length, gross takeoff weight, and ambient temperature. This resulted in significant damage to the aircraft.A CV-440 aircraft overran the runway during takeoff due to exceeding performance limits ? runway length, gross takeoff weight, and ambient temperature. This resulted in significant damage to the aircraft.
Description
The airplane overran the runway on takeoff and was damaged beyond repair. The CV-440 had started its takeoff under conditions which exceeded its performance limits: the length of the runway, the airplane gross takeoff weight and the ambient temperature.
Primary Cause
Exceeding performance limits during takeoff.Exceeding performance limits during takeoff.Share on:
