Boeing 707 crash, Oct 22, 1996 (34 killed), Manta-Eloy Al...
Boeing 707 accident on October 22, 1996 near Manta-Eloy Alfaro, Manabí, Ecuador with 34 fatalities. Cause: Not determined in the sources found. Reports...
- Date: October 22, 1996
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Manta-Eloy Alfaro, Manabí, Ecuador
- Fatalities: 34
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined in the sources found. Reports indicate an uncontained failure or fire of engine no. 3 during the takeoff roll, after which the aircraft could not maintain altitude.
A Millon Air Boeing 707 cargo flight from Manta departed for Miami carrying frozen fish and flowers. Seven seconds after liftoff the crew reported a fire in engine no. 3, and the aircraft lost height and struck a church bell tower in a populated area about 4 km west of the airport. It disintegrated on impact, destroying houses, and 34 people were killed, including 30 on the ground.