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46 FLIGHT International, II January /9tj FATAL ACCIDENTS, NON-SCHEDULED AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS AND TRAINING, 1947 Date Jan 17 Jan 31 Feb 9 Feb 10 Feb 21 Feb 21 Mar 8 Mar 24Mar 30 Apr 2 Apr 20 May 4May 19 June 3June 4 June 12 June 22 June 22 July 25 Aug 21 Nov 6 Dec 7 Carrier Sabena Saturn Cubana Swissair Sudan Continental AS Cie Air Transport Air America Delta Cia de Transportes Caribean Gfobe Air FlugsynAir Canada Air FerryBritish Midland Aer Lingus Aer Lingus Airlift Taiwan Aviation Air America Territory Airlines Lao Cathay Aircraft Cessna 310 (OO-SEA) DC-6A (N640N) An-12 CV-440 (HB-IMF) DC-3 (ST-AAM) Beech Baron AT Carvair (F-BMHU) Beech IS DC-8 (N802E) Lodestar (N706G) Britannia (HB-ITB) DC-3DC-8 (CF-TJM) DC-4 (G-APYK)DC-4M (G-ALHG) Bristol 170 (EI-APM) Viscount (EI-AOF) L-I049H DC-3 Beech C-45 Beech Baron DC-3 Location Brussels San Antonio, Texas, USA Nr Mexico City Nr Kloten Airport, Switzerland Khartoum Nhatrang, S. Vietnam Karachi S. Vietnam New Orleans, La, USA Nr Lima, Peru Nr Nicosia, Cyprus Vestmann IslandsUplands, Ottawa, Canada Mt Canigou, FranceStockport, UK Dublin Ashbourne, Eire Nr Saigon, S, Vietnam Laos (?) Tarn Ky, S. Vietnam Goroka, New Guinea Muong Soui, N. Laos Total* Fatal Pass — — — — 2 — 8 1 2 117 8569 _ 15 4 6 5 314 ities Crew 2 3 10 4 1 1 4 1 5 3 9 33 33 2 3 7 3 1 3 74 Total [Occupants Pass — — 8 1 2 120 _ 85 79 15 7 6 5 + (?) 330 + Crew 2 3 10 4 2 l+(?)6 1 5 3 10 3 3 3 5 2 3 7 3 1 1 3 + (?) 81 + Circumstances Take-off on test flight. Short of runway in bad weather. Mid-air explosion on approach; possible sabotage Struck high ground after take-off on training flight Struck building and vehicle on take-off on training flight. Overturned by propwash on landing.On road after take-off. Hit high ground en route. On approach on training flight; struck buildings Into sea on Miami-Asuncion flight. Struck hill after overshoot. Landing attempt in bad weather. On approach on training flight. Hit high ground on let-down to Perpignan. After loss of power on approach to Manchester. Struck building on landing. On training flight from Dublin. Mid-air collision with USAF Phantom. Missing en route Vientiane-Luang Prabang. On take-off. After take-off. AIR TRANSPORT . . . FATAL ACCIDENTS BY Take-off Initial climb Cruise: High ground ... Break-up OtherDescent: High ground OtherApproach: High Ground Other Landing: Undershoot ... OverrunOther Mid-air collision: Climb Cruise Descent ... Piston Sched 3 3 1 — 1 —1 11 1 — Non- sched 3 4 1 — 31 1 12 1 1 — PHASE OF FLIGHT Turboprop Sched 3 2 1 2 —1 — — Non- ached 1 — — .—— —— 1— —1 Jet Sched 1 — 3 1 12 1— —.— 1 1 Non- sched — — — 2 Total 6 12 4 4 42 16 46 12 20 1 NON-FATAL INCIDENTS BY PHASE OF On Ground: Fire Take-off: AbortedOther Initial Climb: Other Cruise: Turbulence Fire Engine failure... Other Descent ... Approach: Mechanical Landing: Undershoot ... Aquaplaned ... Unsuccessful overshoot Collision Other Piston 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 4 6 4 Turbo prop I 15 1- I " 1 1 I" 1 I I " 2 42 7 I 4 FLIGHT Jet 3 1 4 1 1 1 1 7 5 Total 4 2 25 1 1 5 1 I 2 2 3 0 1 1 3 28 2 202 13 fact that higher speeds are involved at the same low altitude as the occurrence of landing incidents, while the aircraft is also full of fuel at that stage. Attempted overshoots, although tech- nically in the take-off stage, have been included in the landing category on the assumption that, had the approach and landing been successful in the first place, the need to overshoot would not have arisen. Numerically, so far as accidents/incidents are concerned, the difference is small, but the unsuccessful over- shoot in Cyprus by the Globe Air Britannia, with the 126 fatalities, would make a significant difference to any table of fatalities by phase of flight. As it is, by our method of categorising, there were 214 fatalities in the take-off and initial-climb phase, and 435 in the approach and landing phase. These figures represent 58.2 and 57.7 per cent respectively of the occupants of the aircraft involved. By the year end K.LM had taken delivery of two of their fleet of DC-9-30s. Twelve more, five of them quick-change cargo variants, will be delivered this year and in 1969. They are laid out for eight first-class and 88 economy passengers
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