Boeing 707-321B accident near Point Mugu, CA
On May 19, 2011, a Boeing 707-321B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Point Mugu, CA. No one was seriously hurt. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 19, 2011
- Place
- Point Mugu, CA
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707-321B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 0 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.106°N, 119.131°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110519X02343
Sequence of events
- Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power) (Takeoff, defining event)
- Runway excursion (Takeoff)
NTSB findings
- Cause: Attach fittings (nac/pylon) · Fatigue/wear/corrosion (Aircraft › Aircraft structures › Nacelles/pylons structure)
- Cause: Attach fittings (nac/pylon) · Design (Aircraft › Aircraft structures › Nacelles/pylons structure)
- Cause: Attach fittings (nac/pylon) · Not serviced/maintained (Aircraft › Aircraft structures › Nacelles/pylons structure)
- Cause: Attach fittings (nac/pylon) · Related records (Aircraft › Aircraft structures › Nacelles/pylons structure)
Conditions
- Local time
- 12:27 AM
- Light
- Daylight
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Wind
- 280° at 24 kt, gusts 34
- Visibility
- 7 mi
From Wikipedia
Omega Aerial Refueling Services Flight 70 was a scheduled refueling flight operated by a Boeing 707 that, on May 18, 2011, crashed on takeoff from Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California, USA (now Naval Base Ventura County), while preparing to refuel McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets operated by the United States Navy that were in the nearby area. All three crew members on board survived the subsequent runway excursion with injuries.
Text from Wikipedia, “Omega Aerial Refueling Services Flight 70”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
More accidents in CA
- Douglas MD-83, Feb 1, 2000
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32, Aug 31, 1986
- British Aerospace BAE-146-200, Dec 8, 1987
- Beech C-99, Aug 24, 1984
- Sikorsky S-61N, Aug 6, 2008
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
