Status: | |
Date: | Wednesday 15 February 1978 |
Time: | 13:13 |
Type: | Boeing 707-329 |
Operating for: | Sobelair |
Leased from: | Sabena |
Registration: | OO-SJE |
MSN: | 17627/133 |
First flight: | 1960-05-25 (17 years 9 months) |
Total airframe hrs: | 56787 |
Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT4A |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 189 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 198 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Tenerife-Norte Los Rodeos Airport (TFN) ( Spain)
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Crash site elevation: | 632 m (2073 feet) amsl |
Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU/EBBR), Belgium |
Destination airport: | Tenerife-Norte Los Rodeos Airport (TFN/GCXO), Spain |
Narrative:The aircraft undershot the runway, causing the nosegear to collapse. A fire erupted destroying the aircraft.
Classification:
Undershoot/overshoot
Sources:
» Aviation News 17.03.1978
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skystef.be»
El Pais
Photos
accident date:
15-02-1978type: Boeing 707-329
registration: OO-SJE
accident date:
15-02-1978type: Boeing 707-329
registration: OO-SJE
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Brussel-Zaventem Airport to Tenerife-Norte Los Rodeos Airport as the crow flies is 3019 km (1887 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.