Last updated: 22 January 2021
| Statuts: | Enquête Officielle |
| Date: | lundi 12 septembre 1966 |
| Heure: | 22:01 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas DC-7CF |
| Compagnie: | Airlift International |
| Immatriculation: | N2282 |
| Numéro de série: | 45128/779 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1957 |
| Heures de vol: | 16054 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 4 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 4 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Tachikawa Air Base ( Japon)
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| Phase de vol: | Au décollage (TOF) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Aéroport de départ: | Tachikawa Air Base (RJTC), Japon |
| Wake Island Airport (AWK/PAWK), Iles Mineures Américaines | |
| Numéro de vol: | 184/2 |
The DC-7 was loaded with 27,484lb of cargo and was cleared to taxy to runway 01 at 21:45. After receiving IFR clearance for Wake Island, the crew reported ready for takeoff and requested the use of the paved runway overrun area. The request was approved. The aircraft failed to rotate at 121 knots (V2) and even accelerated through 128 knots without being able to rotate. The engines were stopped and maximum braking was applied, but the aircraft overran and ran through a fence. The landing gear failed and the aircraft slid to a stop 1700 feet from the runway end. It appeared that the aircraft had been loaded incorrectly causing takeoff centre of gravity to be well forward of the allowable limit.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Improper cargo loading which resulted in the inability of the aircraft to be rotated for take-off under existing conditions."
Accident investigation:
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Tachikawa Air Base et Wake Island Airport est de 3209 km (2005 miles).
La distance entre Tachikawa Air Base et Wake Island Airport est de 3209 km (2005 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.
