Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 01 OCT 2003 |
| Time: | 14:55 |
| Type: | Boeing 747-271C (SCD) |
| Operator: | Cargo Air Lines |
| Registration: | 4X-ICM |
| C/n / msn: | 21965/438 |
| First flight: | 1980-03-08 (23 years 7 months) |
| Engines: | 4 General Electric CF6-50E2 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Airplane fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Liège-Bierset Airport (LGG) (Belgium)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV/LLBG), Israel |
| Liège-Bierset Airport (LGG/EBLG), Belgium |
The 747 freighter overran runway 05R after landing and skidded into a field. It turned almost 90 degrees to the right and struck the runway 23L approach lighting system before coming to rest. The no. 1 engine suffered substantial damage.
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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 Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion International Airport to Liège-Bierset Airport as the crow flies is 3157 km (1973 miles).
Distance from Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion International Airport to Liège-Bierset Airport as the crow flies is 3157 km (1973 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.
