14 OCT 2004 Boeing 747F MK-Airlines, Halifax, Canada ?(7)
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ASN ACCIDENT DIGEST 2004-21 (1 - first notice)
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An MK Airlines Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed into a rock quarry at the end of a runway immediately after takeoff from Halifax, Canada. The fate of the crew is not known, but a spokesman for MK Airlines said the situation looked grim. The airplane was on its way from New York to Zaragoza, Spain and had just made an intermediate stop at Halifax.
More information will be posted later at http://aviation-safety.net/index.shtml as it becomes available. Should it indeed turn out to be a fatal accident, a full ASN Accident Digest will be sent out as usual within 24-36 hours.
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All 7 crew members were killed.
Date: 14 OCT 2004
Time: 03:56
Type: Boeing 747-244BSF
Operator: MK Airlines
Registration: 9G-MKJ ?
Msn / C/n: 22170/486
Crew: 7 fatalities / 7 on board
Passengers: 0 fatalities / 0 on board
Total: 7 fatalities / 7 on board
Airplane damage: Written off
Location: Halifax International Airport, NS (YHZ) (Canada)
Phase: Takeoff
Nature: Cargo
Departure airport: Halifax International Airport, NS (YHZ)
Destination airport: Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ)
Flightnumber: 1602
Narrative:
MK Airlines flight 1602 departed Windsor Locks-Bradley International Airport for a flight to Zaragoza, Spain with a cargo of lawn tractors. An intermediate stop was made at Halifax to pick up 53,000 kilograms of lobster and fish. Weather was fine as the airplane prepared for a runway 06 departure. On takeoff however the airplane could not get airborne. It ran off the 8800 ft / 2682 m long runway and ran through the perimeter fence. The airplane carreered into a wooded area and began to break up. The wings separated and a fire started, which consumed the fuselage. The registration not confirmed yet.
Source: (also check out sources used for every accident)
CBC, CP
Please note this information is preliminary; new information will be added on the Aviation Safety Network at http://aviation-safety.net/index.shtml. The 2004 year list of accidents always contains the most recent information on each accident.
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ASN ACCIDENT DIGEST 2004-21 (1 - first notice)
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An MK Airlines Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed into a rock quarry at the end of a runway immediately after takeoff from Halifax, Canada. The fate of the crew is not known, but a spokesman for MK Airlines said the situation looked grim. The airplane was on its way from New York to Zaragoza, Spain and had just made an intermediate stop at Halifax.
More information will be posted later at http://aviation-safety.net/index.shtml as it becomes available. Should it indeed turn out to be a fatal accident, a full ASN Accident Digest will be sent out as usual within 24-36 hours.
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All 7 crew members were killed.
Date: 14 OCT 2004
Time: 03:56
Type: Boeing 747-244BSF
Operator: MK Airlines
Registration: 9G-MKJ ?
Msn / C/n: 22170/486
Crew: 7 fatalities / 7 on board
Passengers: 0 fatalities / 0 on board
Total: 7 fatalities / 7 on board
Airplane damage: Written off
Location: Halifax International Airport, NS (YHZ) (Canada)
Phase: Takeoff
Nature: Cargo
Departure airport: Halifax International Airport, NS (YHZ)
Destination airport: Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ)
Flightnumber: 1602
Narrative:
MK Airlines flight 1602 departed Windsor Locks-Bradley International Airport for a flight to Zaragoza, Spain with a cargo of lawn tractors. An intermediate stop was made at Halifax to pick up 53,000 kilograms of lobster and fish. Weather was fine as the airplane prepared for a runway 06 departure. On takeoff however the airplane could not get airborne. It ran off the 8800 ft / 2682 m long runway and ran through the perimeter fence. The airplane carreered into a wooded area and began to break up. The wings separated and a fire started, which consumed the fuselage. The registration not confirmed yet.
Source: (also check out sources used for every accident)
CBC, CP