Narrative:
The no. 4 engine failed shortly after takeoff. The prop was feathered, but a fire developed and the aircraft was seen to crash into the sea on fire, 8 minutes after takeoff.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "A loss of control following in-flight separation of the right-hand outboard wing section and the no.4 engine. These failures followed a no.4 engine failure, an internal engine fire and a fire in the aircraft fuel system eventually resulting in a massive external fire."
Wing failure
Loss of control
accident date: 02-09-1977
type: Canadair CL-44D4-2
registration: G-ATZH
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 2 September 1977 |
| Time: | 08:38 |
| Type: |  Canadair CL-44D4-2 |
| Operator: | Transmeridian Air Cargo |
| Registration: | G-ATZH |
| MSN: | 21 |
| First flight: | 1961-05-17 (16 years 4 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 29376 |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Tyne 515-12 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 5 km (3.1 mls) ENE off Waglan Island ( Hong Kong)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong Kong |
| Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK/VTBD), Thailand | |
| Flightnumber: | 3751 |
The no. 4 engine failed shortly after takeoff. The prop was feathered, but a fire developed and the aircraft was seen to crash into the sea on fire, 8 minutes after takeoff.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "A loss of control following in-flight separation of the right-hand outboard wing section and the no.4 engine. These failures followed a no.4 engine failure, an internal engine fire and a fire in the aircraft fuel system eventually resulting in a massive external fire."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Engine fire Wing failure
Loss of control
Photos
accident date: 02-09-1977
type: Canadair CL-44D4-2
registration: G-ATZH
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 Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport to Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport as the crow flies is 1702 km (1064 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport to Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport as the crow flies is 1702 km (1064 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
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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