Boeing 707 crash, Nov 14, 1998, Ostend
Boeing 707 accident on November 14, 1998 near Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium with no fatalities. Cause: A fatigue crack in the No. 3 engine inner mid...
- Date: November 14, 1998
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A fatigue crack in the No. 3 engine inner mid spar fitting, an old-design part that should have been replaced under an airworthiness directive.
An IAT Cargo Boeing 707 on a cargo flight from Ostend to Lagos lost its No. 3 engine after reporting severe turbulence at altitude. It returned to Ostend with hydraulic failure, then overran the runway after landing and came to rest near the localizer antenna. All five crew escaped uninjured.