Descripción:
The no. 1 engine suffered a uncontained failure 50 m into the takeoff roll. Debris bounced off the runway against the wing and ruptured the center fuel tank. The leaking fuel caught fire.
CAUSE: Failure of no. 1 engine first stage fan disk, causing a leak in the no. 2 fuel tank.
accident date: 19-04-1970
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62
registration: SE-DBE
accident date: 19-04-1970
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62
registration: SE-DBE
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | domingo 19 abril 1970 |
| Hora: | 05:45 |
| Tipo: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 |
| Operador: | Scandinavian Airlines System - SAS |
| Registración: | SE-DBE |
| Numéro de série: | 45823/279 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1967 |
| Motores: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D- |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 11 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 54 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 65 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO) ( Italia)
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| Elevación del lugar del accidente: | 5 m (16 feet) amsl |
| Fase: | Despegue (TOF) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF), Italia |
| Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH), Suiza | |
| Número de Vuelo: | 986 |
The no. 1 engine suffered a uncontained failure 50 m into the takeoff roll. Debris bounced off the runway against the wing and ruptured the center fuel tank. The leaking fuel caught fire.
Probable Cause:
CAUSE: Failure of no. 1 engine first stage fan disk, causing a leak in the no. 2 fuel tank.
Fotos
accident date: 19-04-1970
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62
registration: SE-DBE
accident date: 19-04-1970
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62
registration: SE-DBE
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 Roma-Fiumicino Airport to Zürich-Kloten Airport as the crow flies is 689 km (431 miles).
Distance from Roma-Fiumicino Airport to Zürich-Kloten Airport as the crow flies is 689 km (431 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.
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