- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | September 18, 1984 |
Time: | 1104 |
Location: | Quito, Ecuador |
Operator: | AECA Cargo |
Flight #: | 767-103 |
Route: | Quito - Guayaquil |
AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8F-55 |
Registration: | HC-BKN |
cn / ln: | 45754/224 |
Aboard: | 4 (passengers:0 crew:4) |
Fatalities: | 4 (passengers:0 crew:4) |
Ground: | 49 |
Summary: | While taking off, the cargo plane was unable to gain altitude and crashed into buildings at the end of the runway. Improper calculation of center of gravity, load distribution and maximum takeoff weight for existing runway and weather conditions. |
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