Status: | |
Date: | Wednesday 15 December 1971 |
Type: | Boeing 707-340C |
Operator: | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA |
Registration: | AP-AVZ |
MSN: | 20487/847 |
First flight: | 1971-10-01 (3 months) |
Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Ürümqi-Diwopu Airport (URC) ( China)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | Ürümqi-Diwopu Airport (URC/ZWWW), China |
Narrative:The descent to Ürümqi-Diwopu Airport was initiated in poor weather conditions due to snow falls. On final, the crew was too high on the glide slope, causing the plane to land too far down the runway. After touchdown, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance, and overran. All five crew members were slightly injured and the aircraft was irreparably damaged.
Classification:
Late landing
Runway excursion (overrun)
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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.