Criminal Occurrence
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 06 OKT 1976 |
| Tijd: | 17:24 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-8-43 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Cubana de Aviación |
| Registratie: | CU-T1201 |
| Constructienummer: | 45611/127 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1961 |
| Motoren: | 4 Rolls Royce 508-12 Conway |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 25 / inzittenden: 25 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 48 / inzittenden: 48 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 73 / inzittenden: 73 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 8 km (5 mijl) W van Bridgetown International Airport (BGI) (Barbados)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Bridgetown-Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI/TBPB), Barbados |
| Kingston-Norman Manley International Airport (KIN/MKJP), Jamaica | |
| Vluchtnummer: | 455 |
At 17:15 Flight 455 took off from Bridgetown runway 09, heading for Kingston. Nine minutes later, the crew tried to turn back to Barbados due to an explosion. The DC-8 lost height rapidly and crashed in a nose down, right wing low attitude into the sea, 5 miles offshore.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The detonation of an explosive device at the rear of the cabin which initiated an uncontrollable fire producing toxic gases resulting in eventual incapacitation of the pilots." Bronnen:
» Aircraft hijackings and other criminal acts against civil aviation : statistics and narrative reports / FAA
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com
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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 Bridgetown-Grantley Adams International Airport en Kingston-Norman Manley International Airport bedraagt 1919 km (1199 miles).
De afstand tussen Bridgetown-Grantley Adams International Airport en Kingston-Norman Manley International Airport bedraagt 1919 km (1199 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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