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The '''1977 Dan-Air/IAS Cargo Boeing 707 crash''' was a fatal accident involving a Boeing 707-321C cargo aircraft operated by Dan Air Services Limited on behalf of International Aviation Services Limited (trading as IAS Cargo Airlines at the time of the accident), which had been sub-contracted by Zambia Airways Corporation to operate a weekly scheduled all-cargo service between London Heathrow and the | The '''1977 Dan-Air/IAS Cargo Boeing 707 crash''' was a fatal accident involving a Boeing 707-321C cargo aircraft operated by Dan Air Services Limited on behalf of International Aviation Services Limited (trading as IAS Cargo Airlines at the time of the accident), which had been sub-contracted by [[Zambia Airways Corporation]] to operate a weekly scheduled all-cargo service between London Heathrow and the [[Zambia]]n capital [[Lusaka]] via Athens and Nairobi. The aircraft crashed during approach to [[Kenneth Kaunda International Airport|Lusaka Airport]], Zambia, on 14 May 1977. All six occupants of the aircraft were killed. | ||
==History of aircraft== | ==History of aircraft== | ||
The aircraft was a Boeing 707-321C that first entered service with Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) in 1963. This aircraft was also the first convertible 707 built, | The aircraft was a Boeing 707-321C that first entered service with Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) in 1963. This aircraft was also the first convertible 707 built, featuring a large freight door on the left-hand side of the forward fuselage, that permitted the carriage of main deck cargo when configured as a freighter. Dan-Air acquired the aircraft in 1976. It was the fourth 707 the UK independent<ref group=nb>the term "independent" in this context denotes private, generally unsubsidised UK airlines that were financially and operationally independent from the crown corporations, i.e. British European Airways, British Overseas Airways Corporation and British Airways (prior to privatisation)</ref> operated, as well as the type's second turbofan-powered and second convertible example in service with the airline. At the time of the accident it had flown about 47,000 hours.<ref>''The Spirit of Dan-Air'', Simons, G.M., GMS Enterprises, Peterborough, 1993, pp. 90, 231</ref> | ||
==History of flight== | ==History of flight== | ||
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There were no survivors among the five crew members and one jumpseat passenger on board the aircraft. There were no other fatalities on the ground. The wreckage was located approximately {{convert|12010|ft|abbr=on}} from the runway. | There were no survivors among the five crew members and one jumpseat passenger on board the aircraft. There were no other fatalities on the ground. The wreckage was located approximately {{convert|12010|ft|abbr=on}} from the runway. | ||
==Investigation== | ==Investigation== | ||
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The crack found in the failed stabiliser after the accident was thought by investigators unlikely to have been detectable using normal testing means, such as fluorescent dye. It was also thought that the crack had been present for at least 6,000 flight hours before the accident, and before the aircraft had been acquired by Dan-Air from Pan Am. | The crack found in the failed stabiliser after the accident was thought by investigators unlikely to have been detectable using normal testing means, such as fluorescent dye. It was also thought that the crack had been present for at least 6,000 flight hours before the accident, and before the aircraft had been acquired by Dan-Air from Pan Am. | ||
Inspections of the Boeing 707-300 fleet, made as a result of the crash, found another 38 aircraft with similar cracks.<ref name= | Inspections of the Boeing 707-300 fleet, made as a result of the crash, found another 38 aircraft with similar cracks.<ref name=Cheney>[http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/publications/tp185-2-07-maintenance-3674.htm "Ageing Airplane Rulemaking", Blake Cheney (Acting Manager, Domestic Regulations, Regulatory Standards, Aircraft Certification, Civil Aviation, Transport Canada)] retrieved 28 August 2012 {{Wayback|df=yes|url=http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/publications/tp185-2-07-maintenance-3674.htm|date =20131224175844}}</ref> | ||
==References== | |||
* [http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/formal_reports/9_1978_g_bebp.cfm "Aircraft Accident Report No. 9/78"], Air Accident Investigation Branch of the United Kingdom Department of Transport | |||
** [http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/9-1978%20G-BEBP.pdf Report file] ([http://www.webcitation.org/6IyXfrrDC Archive]) | |||
** [http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/9-1978%20G-BEBP%20Append.pdf Appendices] ([http://www.webcitation.org/6IyXtCDWf Archive]) | |||
* [http://faalessons2006.workforceconnect.org/l2/Dan_Air/ Detailed accident description] | |||
* [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%202343.html ''Inspection shortcomings contributed to Lusaka 707 fatigue accident'', Air Transport, Flight International, 23 June 1979, p. 2247] ([http://www.webcitation.org/5jWjSaFAM Archived] 2009-09-03) | |||
* [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%203179.html ''The Geriatric Jet Problem'', Flight International, 22 October 1977, p. 1201] | |||
* [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%203185.html ''The Geriatric Jet Problem – Summary'', Flight International, 22 October 1977, p. 1207] | |||
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