Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 18 August 1938
Aircraft Type: Lockheed 14-H Super Electra
Owner/operator: LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze
Registration Number: SP-BNJ
Location: Bucharest-Baneasa Airport (BBU) –
ÿ Romania
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft control system, specifically the flight control system and potentially the engine control system.Aircraft control system, specifically the flight control system and potentially the engine control system.
Category: Accident
An aircraft operating from Lydonia to Warsaw via Athens, Thessaloniki, Sofia, and Bucharest experienced a ground loop and subsequent fire during taxiing, resulting in a loss of altitude.An aircraft operating from Lydonia to Warsaw via Athens, Thessaloniki, Sofia, and Bucharest experienced a ground loop and subsequent fire during taxiing, resulting in a loss of altitude.
Description
Ground looped and caught fire while taxiing after landing. The aircraft operated on a flight from Lydda to Warsaw via Athens, Thessaloniki, Sofia, and Bucharest.
Primary Cause
Loss of control during taxiing due to a ground loop.Loss of control during taxiing due to a ground loop.Share on:
