Boeing 707 crash, Mar 31, 1992, Istres-Le Tubé
Boeing 707 accident on March 31, 1992 near Istres-Le Tubé, Bouches-du-Rhône, France with no fatalities. Cause: Fracture of the right inboard engine...
- Date: March 31, 1992
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Istres-Le Tubé, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fracture of the right inboard engine pylon fitting, which led to the loss of the outboard engine. The BEA found the periodic inspection directive for the midspar fittings was insufficiently effective.
A Trans-Air Service Boeing 707 freighter on a Luxembourg to Kano flight lost two right-side engines in turbulence over France after the right inboard engine pylon fitting fractured. The crew flew a long emergency approach and landed at Istres, where the aircraft ran off the runway and caught fire. All occupants got out safely.