Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 6 August 1974
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 500
Owner/operator: Air Inter
Registration Number: F-BPNF
Location: Quimper Airport (UIP) –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Aircraft fuselage, wings, engine, and cowlingsAircraft fuselage, wings, engine, and cowlings
Category: Unlawful Interference
An explosion occurred at an overnight parked F-27 Friendship aircraft near the operations building, resulting in extensive damage to the aircraft. A bomb detonated under the fuselage, causing significant structural damage including fuselage tearing, wing distortion, engine and cowling damage.An explosion occurred at an overnight parked F-27 Friendship aircraft near the operations building, resulting in extensive damage to the aircraft. A bomb detonated under the fuselage, causing significant structural damage including fuselage tearing, wing distortion, engine and cowling damage.
Description
The F-27 Friendship was damaged beyond repair following a bomb explosion. The aircraft was parked overnight 40 m from the operations building. An explosive device detonated under the fuselage at the level of the main landing gear. The explosion tore open the fuselage 4 meters at mid-section. The upper fuselage was smashed by the explosion as well and the wings were distorted. The engines and cowlings were distorted and partially torn off.
Source of Information
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1974PARIS21300_b.htmlhttps://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1974PARIS21300_b.htmlPrimary Cause
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