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Date: | mercredi 12 avril 1967 |
Type/Sous-type: | Lockheed C-141A-LM Starlifter |
Compagnie: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Immatriculation: | 66-0127 |
Numéro de série: | 300-6153 |
Année de Fabrication: | |
Heures de vol: | 973 |
Moteurs: | 4 Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-7 |
Equipage: | victimes: 7 / à bord: 9 |
Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
Total: | victimes: 7 / à bord: 9 |
Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Lieu de l'accident: | Cam Ranh Bay ( Vietnam)
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Phase de vol: | En montée initiale (ICL) |
Nature: | Militaire |
Aéroport de départ: | Cam Ranh Airport (CXR/VVCR), Vietnam |
Aéroport de destination: | Tokyo-Yokota AFB (OKO/RJTY), Japon |
Détails:The C-141 had arrived at Cam Ranh Bay after a flight from Yokota AB, Japan. It was prepared for a night departure back to Yokota. While taxiing to the runway for takeoff the crew completed the Before Takeoff Checklist. The copilot inadvertently missed the item referring to the automatic Spoiler Select Switch. The switch should have been in the "Rejected Takeoff" (RTO) position, but was in the "Autoland" position when the airplane departed. Unnoticed by the crew, between 34-60 Knots, the spoilers automatically deployed to the ground position. The crew noticed a reduced acceleration rate, but elected to continue the takeoff. The aircraft became airborne, accelerated poorly and began a shallow descent. It crashed into the sea just off the end of the runway.
Sources:
» C-141 Lifetime Mishap Summary / Lt. Col. Paul M. Hansen, USAFR, Ret. McChord AFB WA (1 October, 2004)
Opérations de secours
As a result of this accident, the Takeoff Warning system was wired to include the Spoiler Select Switch. The Auto Spoilers were eventually disabled entirely (around 1980).
Photos
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 Cam Ranh Airport et Tokyo-Yokota AFB est de 3992 km (2495 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.