Narrative:
When landing at night, after a flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, the aircraft touched down tail first . This caused extensive damage to the undersurface of the rear of the fuselage, and rendered the elevator control ineffective, but the landing run was completed without further incident.
Runway mishap
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 9 March 1964 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4 |
| Operator: | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC |
| Registration: | G-APDN |
| MSN: | 6415 |
| First flight: | 1959-09-29 (4 years 5 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Avon 524 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 50 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 57 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR) ( Iran)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tel Aviv-Lod International Airport (TLV/LLBG), Israel |
| Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran |
When landing at night, after a flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, the aircraft touched down tail first . This caused extensive damage to the undersurface of the rear of the fuselage, and rendered the elevator control ineffective, but the landing run was completed without further incident.
Classification:
TailstrikeRunway mishap
Sources:
» Accidents to Aircraft - A United Kingdom Survey for the year ended 31 st December 1964 / Ministry of AviationPhotos
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 Tel Aviv-Lod International Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport as the crow flies is 1559 km (974 miles).
Distance from Tel Aviv-Lod International Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport as the crow flies is 1559 km (974 miles).
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