Boeing 707 crash, Feb 7, 1999, Bratislava-Ivanka-Milan Ra...
Boeing 707 accident on February 7, 1999 near Bratislava-Ivanka-Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Bratislava Region, Slovakia with no fatalities. Cause: Not...
- Date: February 7, 1999
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Bratislava-Ivanka-Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined. Engine failures during the takeoff roll and the reported maintenance backlog are documented, but no official finding was located.
A Boeing 707 operated by Avistar was positioning from Bratislava to N'Djamena with a reported list of unrepaired faults. During the takeoff roll engines 2 and 3 failed, the takeoff was rejected, and the aircraft could not stop. It overran, lost its nose gear and came to rest 200 metres beyond the runway end. All seven occupants escaped uninjured.