Incident Overview
Date: Monday 14 July 1980
Aircraft Type: Vickers 745D Viscount
Owner/operator: Aerolineas Condor
Registration Number: HC-BHB
Location: Loja Airport (LOH) –
ÿ Ecuador
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Starboard propellersStarboard propellers
Category: Accident
An aircraft struck the raised lip of runway 06 during landing, resulting in the collapse of the undercarriage. Smoke from burning sugarcane stubble in adjacent fields hampered the flight crew and damaged the starboard propellers.An aircraft struck the raised lip of runway 06 during landing, resulting in the collapse of the undercarriage. Smoke from burning sugarcane stubble in adjacent fields hampered the flight crew and damaged the starboard propellers.
Description
The aircraft struck the raised lip of runway 06 during landing, causing the undercarriage to collapse. The flight crew was hampered by smoke originating from the burning of sugarcane stubble in adjacent fields. The starboard propellers were damaged.
Source of Information
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Burning of sugarcane stubble in adjacent fields.Burning of sugarcane stubble in adjacent fields.Share on:
