Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 26 July 1970
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-7CF
Owner/operator: ARCO Bermuda
Registration Number: VR-BCT
Location: Abidjan –
ÿ Cote d’Ivoire
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: No. 3 engineNo. 3 engine
Category: Accident
A three-engine aircraft (no. 4 feathered) experienced a catastrophic engine failure during a flight over Abidjan. The no. 3 engine exploded, resulting in a belly landing on a sandy area near the Abidjan runway.A three-engine aircraft (no. 4 feathered) experienced a catastrophic engine failure during a flight over Abidjan. The no. 3 engine exploded, resulting in a belly landing on a sandy area near the Abidjan runway.
Description
While on a three engine (no. 4 feathered) ferry flight, the aircraft passed over Abidjan at 14:00 at an altitude of FL60. At 14:34 the no. 3 engine exploded and fell from the aircraft six minutes later. A belly landing was made on a sandy area West of the Abidjan runway.
Primary Cause
Engine failure of the no. 3 engine.Engine failure of the no. 3 engine.Share on:
