Hull-loss description
Last updated: 26 May 2013
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| Date: | 29 JUN 1968 |
| Time: | 02:20 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-8-53 |
| Operating for: | VIASA |
| Leased from: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-DCH |
| C/n / msn: | 45383/120 |
| First flight: | 1960 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D- |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport (AMS) (Netherlands)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
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DC-8 PH-DCH named "Orville Wright" was leased to VIASA by KLM. The aircraft was parked in one of the hangars at Schiphol Airport for a replacement of a fuel pump and work on some wiring. During this work, an explosion occurred in the no. 4 main fuel tank. While some other aircraft were pulled out of the hangar just in time, PH-DCH burned out.
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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.
