Crash of a Cessna 402B in Logan

Date & Time: May 31, 1974 at 1440 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 402
Operator:
Airstream West
Registration:
N69391
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Logan - Roosevelt
MSN:
402B-0529
YOM:
1973
Location:
Logan-Cache
Utah
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
1485
Captain / Total hours on type:
32.00
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Logan-Cache Airport, while in initial climb, the front left cargo door opened, detached and struck the tail. The pilot was unable to maintain a safe control of the airplane that crash landed in a field past the runway end. All seven occupants were injured, one of them seriously.
Probable cause:
Inadvertent opening of the front left cargo door during initial climb for undetermined reason. The following factors were reported:
- Material failure and previous damage,
- High density altitude of 6,000 feet,
- Support bar broken.
Final Report:

Crash of a Bristol 170 Freighter 31E in Rankin Inlet: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 170 Freighter
Operator:
Registration:
CF-QWJ
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Thompson - Rankin Inlet
MSN:
13078
YOM:
1951
Location:
Rankin Inlet
Nunavut
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
On final approach to Rankin Inlet, while completing a cargo flight from Thompson, the airplane went out of control and crashed. Both pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control on final caused by an engine failure.

Crash of a Boeing B-52H-135-BW Stratofortress at Wright-Patterson AFB

Date & Time: May 30, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
Operator:
Registration:
60-0006
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Wright-Patterson - Wright-Patterson
MSN:
464372
YOM:
1960
Location:
Wright-Patterson AFB (Dayton)
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Wright-Patterson AFB. On final approach, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a field. All seven crew members were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control on final approach after rudder and elevators failed.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Kompong Som

Date & Time: May 28, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Air Union Laos
Registration:
XW-TFN
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Kompong Som
Kampong Thom
Country:
Cambodia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed upon landing for unknown reason. There were no casualties.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy 101 in Anchorage

Date & Time: May 19, 1974 at 0920 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy
Operator:
Registration:
N891U
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Fire fighting
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Anchorage - Aniak
MSN:
6655
YOM:
1959
Location:
Anchorage-Ted Stevens Intl
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
9703
Captain / Total hours on type:
2039.00
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll on runway 20 at Anchorage-Intl Airport, the pilot-in-command realized the takeoff was not possible so he decided to abort. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran, rolled for 689 yards then collided with trees and came to rest. All six occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Aborted takeoff and overran following poor flight preparation on part of the flying crew. The following factors were reported:
- Inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning,
- Gust locks engaged,
- Lack of familiarity with aircraft,
- Elevator gust lock not removed.
Final Report:

Crash of an Antonov AN-2Skh in Samarkand

Date & Time: May 19, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-25487
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1 43 473 03
YOM:
1954
Location:
Samarkand
Samarkand Province (Samarqand viloyati)
Country:
Uzbekistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Operated by the Samarkandski OAO, the single engine airplane crashed just after rotation while taking off with a tailwind from an airstrip located in the Samarkand region. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander near Addis Ababa

Date & Time: May 15, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Britten-Norman Islander
Operator:
Government of Kenya
Registration:
5Y-AMG
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
601
YOM:
1969
Location:
Addis Ababa-Bole
Addis Ababa City District
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near the Bole Airport in Addis Ababa, somewhere in May 1974 (exact date unknown).

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Shaki: 8 killed

Date & Time: May 11, 1974 at 2140 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-07294
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Shaki - Shaki
MSN:
1G148-55
YOM:
1973
Location:
Shaki
Shaki-Zaqatala
Country:
Azerbaijan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Aircraft flight hours:
358
Aircraft flight cycles:
1351
Circumstances:
At 1850LT, an intoxicated pilot departed Shaki Aerodrome with seven passengers also under influence of alcohol. He flew to the northwest along a mountain range then completed a low pass over the city of Zaqatala where his wife was leaving then returned to Shaki. While approaching Shaki, the visibility was poor due to the night and the pilot was unable to locate the runway. He elected to land several times when the airplane struck the ground and crashed about 800 meters from the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight occupants have been killed.
Probable cause:
Analysis revealed that the pilot was severely intoxicated by alcohol at the time of the accident.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-18V in Ivano-Frankivsk

Date & Time: May 9, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-18
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-75425
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Kiev - Ivano-Frankivsk
MSN:
181 0034 03
YOM:
1961
Location:
Ivano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
57
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
19767
Aircraft flight cycles:
8373
Circumstances:
On a flight from Kiev-Borispol to Ivano-Frankivsk, the crew (who never had been at Ivano-Frankivsk before) mistook in bad visibility an agricultural airstrip located 17 km from Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport and landed there. As the runway was only 500 meters long, the aircraft overran and came to rest into a ravine, broken in two. All 65 occupants escaped unhurt while the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Poor flight preparation on part of the crew who landed on the wrong airport and an inappropriate airstrip for such aircraft.

Crash of a Douglas DC-6A in Nuremberg: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 6, 1974 at 2221 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-6
Operator:
Fragtflug
Registration:
TF-OAE
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Nice - Nuremberg
MSN:
44069/396
YOM:
1953
Location:
Nuremberg
Bavaria
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Captain / Total flying hours:
11113
Captain / Total hours on type:
3058.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
1354
Copilot / Total hours on type:
704
Aircraft flight hours:
33271
Circumstances:
On final approach to Nuremberg Airport runway 28 by night, the airplane struck tree tops and crashed in flames in a wooded area located 4 km short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the accident was caused by an excessive accumulation of ice/frost on fuselage during a night approach. However, it was also reported that the captain had a blood alcohol level between 1.21 and 2.5‰ which was considered as a contributing factor.
Subscribe to Airport (less than 10 km from airport)