Millon Air Flight 705
| Millon Air Flight 705 | |
|---|---|
 The affected Millon Air machine |
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| Accident summary | |
| Accident type | Agreement from the runway |
| place |
Guatemala City , Guatemala
|
| date | April 28, 1995 |
| Survivors | 3 |
| Injured | 2 |
| Fatalities on the ground | 6th |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type |
 Douglas DC-8-54AF Jet Trader
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| operator |
Millon Air for Lineas Aereas Mayas
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| Mark |
N43UA
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| Departure airport |
Miami International Airport , Florida , United States
|
| Destination airport |
La Aurora Airport , Guatemala City Guatemala
|
| Passengers | 0 |
| crew | 3 |
| Lists of aviation accidents | |
On the Millon Air flight 705 (Flight number: OX705 ) defined by the Millon Air for the Guatemalan Lineas Aereas Mayas was conducted crashed on April 28, 1995, a Douglas DC-8-54F upon landing at the airport La Aurora in Guatemala City . The machine rolled over the end of the runway and crashed into a residential area, killing six people on the ground.
plane
The machine that crashed was a Douglas DC-8-54AF Jet Trader, which was finally assembled at the Douglas plant in Long Beach , California . The machine was rolled out on January 24, 1964. The aircraft had the factory number 45677, it was the 199th Douglas DC-8 from ongoing production. The DC-8 was delivered new to United Airlines with the aircraft registration N8043U , where it received the fleet number 2043 . The airline used the machine until 1987. In August 1985, United Airlines sold the machine to PK Finans International , which immediately leased the machine back to United Airlines. In March 1987 the machine was sold on to UAS , which now appeared as a lessor. From September 15, 1987 the machine with the new aircraft registration number N43UA was leased to Trans International Airlines , from November 11, 1991 to the Peruvian Sitra Cargo System , which operated the machine for Aeroperú . From January 1992 the machine was sold to Sycamore Ltd. sold, which now appeared as a new lessor. From May 4, 1993, the new owner leased the machine to Millon Air, which operated flights for Faucett Perú . The machine was last approved by the First Security Bank . The four-engine long-range - narrow-body aircraft was equipped with four engines of the type Pratt & Whitney Jt3d-3B equipped.
Crew and flight plan
An international cargo flight of Millon Air for the Guatemalan Lineas Aereas Mayas was carried out with the machine. The flight should be from Miami International Airport to La Aurora Airport in Guatemala City . At the time of the accident, there was only a three-person crew on board the aircraft, consisting of a flight captain, a first officer and a flight engineer.
the accident
There was light rain when the aircraft approached Guatemala City . The approach was carried out as an instrument flight . The pilots received clearance to land on runway 19 of the airport. The pilots touched down the machine at 11:43 a.m. local time after two hours and 28 minutes of flight time at a speed of 135 knots 5300 feet (approx. 1615 meters) before the end of the runway, i.e. 2300 feet (approx. 700 meters) behind End of the touchdown zone. The pilots were no longer able to bring the machine to a stop on the remaining section of the runway. The DC-8 overshot the runway, collided with the approach lights and then rolled down a steep slope into a residential area and destroyed several houses. After the accident, a fire broke out in which the machine was destroyed. Six people were killed in the residential area. The pilot was seriously injured and the first officer was slightly injured. The flight engineer was uninjured.
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- NTSB Identification: MIA95RA121 , National Transportation Safety Board
- Accident report DC-8-54 Jet Trader, N43UA on the Aviation Safety Network
- Operating history DC-8-54, N43UA on planespotters.net
- Crash of a Douglas DC-8 in Guatemala City: 6 killed in the B3A - Bureau of Aircraft Accident Archives