Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 21 November 1976
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules
Owner/operator: Pacific Western Airlines
Registration Number: C-FPWX
Location: near Kisangani –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Right wingRight wing
Category: Accident
A flight occurred in a clearing when a right wing struck a 30m high tree. The wing was sheared off, and the aircraft impacted other trees and termite mounts before colliding with a large termite mount. The airplane carried power plant machinery.A flight occurred in a clearing when a right wing struck a 30m high tree. The wing was sheared off, and the aircraft impacted other trees and termite mounts before colliding with a large termite mount. The airplane carried power plant machinery.
Description
The crew tried to land the aircraft in a clearing when the right wing struck a 30 m high tree. Part of the wing was sheared off, and the aircraft impacted other trees and small termite mounts before colliding with a big termite mount. The airplane carried power plant machinery.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QjIxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lA4EAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20zaire&pg=6807%2C5207210https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QjIxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lA4EAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20zaire&pg=6807%2C5207210Primary Cause
Wing shear during landing due to impact with a tree.Wing shear during landing due to impact with a tree.Share on:
