Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Date: | Tuesday 13 October 2009 |
Type: | Boeing 707-321C |
Operator: | Safari Airlines |
Registration: | J5-GGU |
MSN: | 19372/655 |
First flight: | 1967 |
Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B (HK2) |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Mombasa-Moi International Airport (MBA) ( Kenya)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | Mombasa-Moi International Airport (MBA/HKMO), Kenya |
Narrative:A Boeing 707 cargo plane, registered J5-GGU, sustained substantial damage to the undercarriage at Mombasa-Moi International Airport (MBA), Kenya. The undercarriage contacted landing lights while on final approach to the runway. The airplane landed safely, but the right hand main gear collapsed while taxiing to the apron.
Classification:
Runway mishap
Sources:
» Scramble 367
» Aviation Letter
Photos
accident date:
13-10-2009type: Boeing 707-321C
registration: J5-GGU
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.