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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== | ||
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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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* [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%203185.html ''The Geriatric Jet Problem – Summary'', Flight International, 22 October 1977, p. 1207] | * [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%203185.html ''The Geriatric Jet Problem – Summary'', Flight International, 22 October 1977, p. 1207] | ||
[[Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Zambia]] | [[Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Zambia]] | ||
