Accident
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 23 SEP 1962 |
| Tijd: | 22:00 UTC |
| Type: | Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Flying Tiger Line |
| Registratie: | N6923C |
| Constructienummer: | 4827 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1958 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 15800 |
| Motoren: | 4 Wright R-3350-988-TC18-EA6 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 5 / inzittenden: 8 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 23 / inzittenden: 68 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 28 / inzittenden: 76 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 800 km (500 mijl) W van Shannon, Ireland (Atlantische Oceaan)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale charter |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Gander Airport, NF (YQX/CYQX), Canada |
| Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF), Duitsland | |
| Vluchtnummer: | 923 |
The Super Constellation departed Gander at 17:09 GMT for a military (MATS) charter flight to Frankfurt. Three hours later, at FL210 a fire developed in the no. 3 engine, which was shut down and the propeller feathered. The no. 1 engine oversped 5 minutes later when the flight engineer closed the no. 1 engine firewall shut-off valve in error. The crew were not able to restart the engine, and wanted to divert to Shannon with METO power on the no. 4 engine and reduced power on engine no. 2. The no. 2 engine lost power and finally failed, forcing the crew to carry out a ditching. The left wing broke off, but the fuselage remained intact. The cabin filled with water fast and the aircraft sank nose first in about 10 minutes.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of two of the aircraft's four engines, and improper action of the flight engineer which disabled a third engine thereby necessitating a ditching at sea." Bronnen:
» Ditch or crash-land?/B.W. Townshend, 1965 (36-46)
» ICAO Accident Digest No.14 Volume I, Circular 71-AN/63 (60-66)
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Gander Airport, NF en Frankfurt International Airport bedraagt 4390 km (2744 miles).
De afstand tussen Gander Airport, NF en Frankfurt International Airport bedraagt 4390 km (2744 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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