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Accident Description:
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๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฑ was an international charter flight from Cairo to Fort Campbell with intermediate stops in Cologne and Gander. The flight was being operated by a McDonnell Douglas DC-8 (Reg. N950JW) on ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฎ, ๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ฑ.
The flight arrived at Cologne at 01:21 where a complete crew change took place. The plane departed for Gander at 02:50 GMT, where it arrived at 05:34 local time. Passengers were deplaned, the plane was refuelled, trash and waste water were removed, and catering supplies were boarded. The flight engineer conducted an external inspection of portions of the plane and the passengers then reboarded. Following engine start-up, the plane was taxied via taxiway "D" and runway 13 to runway 22 for departure. Takeoff on runway 22 was begun from the intersection of runway 13 at 06:45.
The plane proceeded down the runway and rotated in the vicinity of taxiway "A", 51 seconds after brake release at an airspeed of about 167 knots. The plane gained little altitude after rotation, the speed reached 172 knots and began to decrease again, causing the plane to descend. The plane crossed the Trans-Canada Highway at a very low altitude. The pitch angle increased, but the plane continued to descend until it struck downsloping terrain approximately 3,000 feet beyond the departure end of the runway. The plane broke up and burst into flames.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ:
"The Canadian Aviation Safety Board was unable to determine the exact sequence of events which led to this accident. The Board believes, however, that the weight of evidence supports the conclusion that, shortly after lift-off, the aircraft experienced an increase in drag and reduction in lift which resulted in a stall at low altitude from which recovery was not possible. The most probable cause of the stall was determined to be ice contamination on the leading edge and upper surface of the wing. Other possible factors such as a loss of thrust from the number four engine and inappropriate take-off reference speeds may have compounded the effects of the contamination."
Four members of the CASB filed a dissenting opinion with a different probable cause: "An in-flight fire that may have resulted from detonations of undetermined origin brought about catastrophic system failures."
Accident Description:
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Photos Archive:
https://x.com/aircrashdaily/status/1602253324991885312?s=19
๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฑ was an international charter flight from Cairo to Fort Campbell with intermediate stops in Cologne and Gander. The flight was being operated by a McDonnell Douglas DC-8 (Reg. N950JW) on ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฎ, ๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ฑ.
The flight arrived at Cologne at 01:21 where a complete crew change took place. The plane departed for Gander at 02:50 GMT, where it arrived at 05:34 local time. Passengers were deplaned, the plane was refuelled, trash and waste water were removed, and catering supplies were boarded. The flight engineer conducted an external inspection of portions of the plane and the passengers then reboarded. Following engine start-up, the plane was taxied via taxiway "D" and runway 13 to runway 22 for departure. Takeoff on runway 22 was begun from the intersection of runway 13 at 06:45.
The plane proceeded down the runway and rotated in the vicinity of taxiway "A", 51 seconds after brake release at an airspeed of about 167 knots. The plane gained little altitude after rotation, the speed reached 172 knots and began to decrease again, causing the plane to descend. The plane crossed the Trans-Canada Highway at a very low altitude. The pitch angle increased, but the plane continued to descend until it struck downsloping terrain approximately 3,000 feet beyond the departure end of the runway. The plane broke up and burst into flames.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ:
"The Canadian Aviation Safety Board was unable to determine the exact sequence of events which led to this accident. The Board believes, however, that the weight of evidence supports the conclusion that, shortly after lift-off, the aircraft experienced an increase in drag and reduction in lift which resulted in a stall at low altitude from which recovery was not possible. The most probable cause of the stall was determined to be ice contamination on the leading edge and upper surface of the wing. Other possible factors such as a loss of thrust from the number four engine and inappropriate take-off reference speeds may have compounded the effects of the contamination."
Four members of the CASB filed a dissenting opinion with a different probable cause: "An in-flight fire that may have resulted from detonations of undetermined origin brought about catastrophic system failures."
