Détails:
Immediately after takeoff from Sigonella NAS on the Italian island of Sicily, the aircrafts no. 3 engine experienced an uncontained failure. Debris was ejected and the caused no. 4 engine to also fail. Debris also severed the elevator trim electrical cables, eliminating any trim during flap retraction. Further debris entered the cargo compartment, starting a fire in a pallet containing paint. The cargo fire produced thick poisonous smoke which made visual control of aircraft extremely difficult. The aircraft entered a steep bank and crashed within 198 seconds of takeoff.
Post crash toxicology indicated the crew had received potentially fatal levels of cyanide poisoning from the smoke, prior to impact. Subsequent to this accident, smoke goggles were added to crew oxygen masks.
The aircraft operated on a service to Diego Garcia with a planned refueling and crew change stop at Nairobi, Kenya.
accident date: 12-07-1984
type: Lockheed C-141B Starlifter
registration: 64-0624
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | jeudi 12 juillet 1984 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Lockheed C-141B Starlifter |
| Compagnie: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Immatriculation: | 64-0624 |
| Numéro de série: | 300-6037 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Heures de vol: | 27379 |
| Moteurs: | 4 Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-7 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 8 / à bord: 8 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 1 |
| Total: | victimes: 9 / à bord: 9 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | près de Sigonella Naval Air Field (NSY) ( Italie)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Sigonella Naval Air Field (NSY/LICZ), Italie |
| Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO/HKJK), Kénya |
Immediately after takeoff from Sigonella NAS on the Italian island of Sicily, the aircrafts no. 3 engine experienced an uncontained failure. Debris was ejected and the caused no. 4 engine to also fail. Debris also severed the elevator trim electrical cables, eliminating any trim during flap retraction. Further debris entered the cargo compartment, starting a fire in a pallet containing paint. The cargo fire produced thick poisonous smoke which made visual control of aircraft extremely difficult. The aircraft entered a steep bank and crashed within 198 seconds of takeoff.
Post crash toxicology indicated the crew had received potentially fatal levels of cyanide poisoning from the smoke, prior to impact. Subsequent to this accident, smoke goggles were added to crew oxygen masks.
The aircraft operated on a service to Diego Garcia with a planned refueling and crew change stop at Nairobi, Kenya.
Sources:
» C-141 Lifetime Mishap Summary / Lt. Col. Paul M. Hansen, USAFR, Ret. McChord AFB WA (1 October, 2004)Photos
accident date: 12-07-1984
type: Lockheed C-141B Starlifter
registration: 64-0624
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 Sigonella Naval Air Field et Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport est de 4832 km (3020 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
La distance entre Sigonella Naval Air Field et Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport est de 4832 km (3020 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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