Probable Cause: The aircraft suddenly encountered abnormally severe turbulence over Gotemba City which imposed a gust load considerably in excess of the design limit. (Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation. The forward fuselage crashed into the forest approx. The New York Times wrote that, despite initial reports of fire and explosion, aviation experts were of the opinion that wind conditions around the volcanic cone may have caused the crash, the vicinity of the peak being notorious for its difficult air currents. Aviation Safety Network: "BOAC Flight 911 was a scheduled service from San Francisco (SFO) to Hong Kong (HKG) via Honolulu (HNL) and Tokyo (HND). From the accident there survived seven of the crew and one passenger. Fuji Saturday and fluttered like a leaf down to disaster on the sacred mounts slopes. At 13:42 hours the crew contacted ATC requesting permission to start the engines and clearance for a VMC climb via Fuji-Rebel-Kushimoto. Although some stress cracking was found in the vertical stabiliser bolt holes, it was determined by subsequent testing that it did not contribute to the structural failure. Betty Jane Walker The forward fuselage crashed into the forest approx. Just minutes after the BOAC 707 took off at 1:58 p.m. for Hong Kong en route to London, the Tokyo Weather Bureau reported severe winds over Mt. This fatal plane crash could have nearly claimed the lives of Bond producers Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman as well as production designer Ken Adam, director Lewis Gilbert and cinematographer Freddie Young. It was concluded that, while approaching Mt. At 9.37am American Airlines flight 77 crashed into the side of the Pentagon in Washington, DC. The engineer officer was Francis Charles Macdonald, age 27, and the radio officer was Luke Patrick McMahon, age 32. Air Disaster Volume 1, p.47, Job, Macaurthur. The aircraft then entered a flat spin, with the forward fuselage section and the outer starboard wing breaking off shortly before impact with the ground. The experiment was run 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The short video of BOAC 911 taking off past the debris of the Canadian Pacific 402 crash is eerie, given what happened later that day. I saw the plane rising perpendicularly and then saw two thirds of one wing tear off, he said. In the restricted visibility the runway lights gave him insufficient guidance as to attitude, height and angle of approach and unknowingly he permitted the aircraft to descend below its correct approach path. After takeoff, the aircraft made a continuous climbing right turn over Tokyo Bay, and rolled out on a southwest heading, passing north of Odawara. [3], An extensive search for the aircraft was organised, which included the Royal Navy ships HMS Barhill and HMS Gambia as well as the Maltese civilian salvage vessel Sea Salvor. Of course, reminded of the famous after Basho haiku of the novel, You only live twice Saturday 5 March 1966. In order to simulate the crash, the investigators deliberately ruptured the model fuselage by increasing the air pressure inside until it exploded. There is a memorial in the cemetery of Porto Azzurro, where some of the victims are buried and a list of those (20) whose remains were never found. It is reasonably easy to surmise types on each route by date (eg Solents giving way to Argonauts ? Benjamin Lind became a James Bond fan at the age of 15 and has since closely followed the production of every film since 'Tomorrow Never Dies'. The pilothad inadvertently exposed his plane to the worst of the conditionsHe hit an unseen cauldron of fiercely boiling air the vicious rotor zone of eh severe atmospheric turbulence the 70 knot wind was creating in the lee of the 12,000ft mountainThe shock would have felt something like colliding with an invisible wallin this case sufficient to immediately snap off the tail fin, together with all four engines in their mountings beneath the wind. (Faith, Nicholas. Sir Arnold Hall, a Cambridge University scholar and scientist and then-head of the RAE, was appointed as the head accident investigator.[3]. Beverly Duke Carter "[3] It also stated "it is not unreasonable to assume that, on the day of the accident, powerful mountain waves existed in the lee of Mt Fuji, as in the case of mountain waves formed by extended ridges, and that the breakdown of the waves resulted in small-scale turbulence, the intensity of which might have become severe or extreme in a short period of time. William C. Weaver Hollywood One day after the crash, speculation was that fierce winds above Mount Fuji were responsible. Fujis leeward side, flight 911 was violently impacted by a severe mountain wave which led to vertical fin failure and subsequent in-flight break-up, the white vapour being jet fuel flowing out of the aircraft after separation of the engines. The first officer was Edward A. Maloney, a veteran. During this period and subsequently, according to his evidence, the check pilot directed his attention to monitoring the state of the fire on the wing and to providing the pilot-in-command with comments intended to help him position the aircraft for the landing. Four of the passengers and one stewardess were overcome by heat and smoke at the rear of the aircraft and did not escape, whilst thirty-eight passengers sustained . Instead, he followed a more direct westbound route, passing over Mount Fuji. Independent Press Telegram, Long Beach, CA. Analysis of the location of wreckage allowed the accident investigators to determine that the vertical stabiliser attachment to the fuselage failed first. The higher the mountains and the faster the airflow over them, the greater the resulting air disturbance. Rhode Island: Walter D. Jannell, Sr. North Smithfield 1 and No. The use of reverse thrust caused the flames to be deflected in towards the fuselage. 124 (89 US). Evelyn Vanderwall 17 California residents. Barbara Stuckey, 33 [5] It then turned right again toward the mountain, flying over Gotemba on a heading of approximately 298, at an indicated airspeed of 320 to 370 knots, and an altitude of approximately 16,000ft (4,900m), well above the 12,388ft (3,776m) mountain peak. And once when you look death in the face, Your email address will not be published. The last words heard from Gibson were "George How Jig, from George Yoke Peter, did you get my". The victims included a group of 75 Americans associated with the Thermo King company of Minneapolis, Minnesota, on a two-week company-sponsored tour of Japan and Southeast Asia. The Boeing 707 jetliner involved disintegrated mid-air shortly after departing from Tokyo, as a result of severe clear-air turbulence. Apart from writing about Bond, he is a founding member of the James Bond Club Germany and holds a position as advisor in its executive committee. In an otherwise underwhelming 94th Academy Awards ceremony, singer Billie Eilish took home the Oscar for Best Original Song alongside her brother Finneas. "At 13:42 hours [from Fukuoka, where the place had been diverted] the crew contacted ATC requesting permission to start the engines and clearance for a VMC climb via Fuji-Rebel-Kushimoto. 124 Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation. 2000 m, the forward fuselage broke away. Aircraft. He also discovered in most of the victims a distinct pattern of injuries, consisting of fractured skulls and ruptured and otherwise damaged lungs, which he identified as the actual cause of death. There was Charles Galbo, 52, of Cheektowaga, N.Y., who told a friend back home before he left: I dont think Ill see you anymore.. About 14 minutes after the start of the fire, No. When the co-pilot started to read the check list the flight engineer told him the check was already completed. Subsequent inspections on Boeing 707 and similar Boeing 720 aircraft as a result of this discovery did reveal this was a common problem, and corrective maintenance actions on the fleet eventually followed. The pilot-in-command ordered "Engine Failure Drill" and the flight engineer began the immediate actions of that drill. Faith: .The aircraft was not fitted with a CVR [cockpit voice recorder], and the fire after the crash was so severe that the FDR [flight data recorder] was destroyed. At the last moment, all of them cancelled their tickets for BOAC flight 911 to attend a Ninja demonstration and establish whether it could have a place in the upcoming film. An emergency is any situation that requires immediate assistance from the police, fire department or ambulance. British Overseas Airways flight 911 was scheduled to leave Tokyo at 1:30pm for Hong Kong and due to the perfect weather conditions, Captain Bernard Dobson (45) requested a change of the scheduled flight plan, climbing visually via Mt. Washington County Services. Mary Silverman The approach up to this point had been high but uneventful. Still, it was potentially a significant flight safety issue. Air Disaster Volume 1, p.45, Job, Macaurthur. [4], The first officer on Flight 781 was William John Bury, age 33. In a two-minute reel, the Academy paid tribute to the longest-running film franchise in cinema history. 1940. BOAC Flight 911 was a scheduled service from San Francisco (SFO) to Hong Kong (HKG) via Honolulu (HNL) and Tokyo (HND . ATC originally offered the pilot-in-command a landing back on Runway 28L and alerted the fire services but after the "Mayday" call he was offered Runway 05 R which was accepted as it would resulting a shorter flight path. A short time later, the ventral fin and all four engine pylons failed due to a leftward over-stress, shortly followed by the remainder of the empennage. The violent forces exerted by the turbulent air could have caused structural failure of one of the engines, leading to a subsequent fire. Kansas: Claude Ray Chamberlain Wichita The engine fire shut-off handies were not pulled and the fuel booster pumps and main electrical supply were not switched off. This was unknown to the flight crew but because of the separation the light in the fire handle would have gone out. Of those, 11 passengers were injured by turbulenceand it's a good bet most, if not all of them, weren't wearing seat belts. On 10 January 1954, a de Havilland Comet passenger jet operating the flight suffered an explosive decompression at altitude and crashed, killing all 35 people on board. Tests suggested that the two empty frames may have been the result of structural loads of up to 7.5 g momentarily jamming the camera's feeding mechanism. The Boeing was commanded by Captain Bernard Dobson, 45, from Dorset, described as a very experienced 707 pilot who had been flying the type since 1960. Would they give out details of people who are potentially still alive? Miraculously, an 8mm cine-camera was recovered and the film showed something of what had happened. The undercarriage locked down normally but the hydraulic pressure and contents were seen to fall and the flaps stopped extending at 470, that is 30 short of their full range. Bruce D Boehm. The check pilot suggested, and the co-pilot with the pilot-in-command's approval broadcast, a "Mayday" call. In an emergency, dial 911 from your phone immediately. In 1954, there were no cockpit voice recorders or flight data recorders (the so-called "black boxes") to assist crash investigators, and there existed no established protocol for aircraft accident investigation at the time. Fujis Freak Winds Tore at Death Jet. Independent Press Telegram, Long Beach, CA. Reginald Frederick Freestone San Francisco . At various places along the flight path a number of engine fragments and pieces of cowling had already fallen away, but these caused no injury to persons or damage to property. Nevertheless, the fire warning light in No. They say there are no coincidences. The aircraft was then seen to be shedding pieces and then a large puff of vapour came from the aircrafts tail. The movement of the dummies within the air cabin revealed the cause of the skull fractures: at the moment that the fuselage exploded, they were thrown out of their seats and slammed head-first into the ceiling. Three passengers seated on the DC-3 disembarked before departure. At 13:42 hours [from Fukuoka, where the place had been diverted] the crew contacted ATC requesting permission to start the engines and clearance for a VMC climb via Fuji-Rebel-Kushimoto. Required fields are marked *. It went down in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. A saw small dots, which might have been fragments. The crew included a stewardess. The following day, according to Life magazine (March 18, 1966), passengers aboard BOAC Flight 911 bound for Hong Kong would have felt a "stab of apprehension" when they saw the "still . This, when taken into conjunction with the nature of the flight on which the aircraft was engaged was a contributory factor. The camera and film were recovered from the wreckage and the film was developed as part of the investigation. On approach to Tripoli Airport by night and poor weather conditions, the crew was unable to locate the runway and decided to make a go around. The accident resulted from an omission to close the fuel shut-off valve when No. Saturday 5 March 1966.). 2 engine, together with part of its pylon, became detached and fell into a waterfilled gravel pit. He had considerable flying experience, having logged more than 6,500 flight hours. Sorry, you have Javascript Disabled! All 124 occupants were killed. Comet 4s flew with BOAC until 1965 and with British . It left paint marks indicating that it broke off the port side horizontal stabiliser as it departed to the left and down. 300 m to the west of the above site and caught fire. It was the third fatal passenger airline accident in Tokyo in a month, following the crash of All Nippon Airways Flight 60 on 4 February and that of Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 402 just the day before. [2] Its loss marked the second in a series of three fatal accidents involving the Comet in less than twelve months, all caused by structural failures; it followed the crash of BOAC Flight 783 near Calcutta, India, in May 1953, and was followed by the loss of South African Airways Flight 201 in April 1954, which crashed in circumstances similar to BOAC 781 after departing from Ciampino Airport. The fire services prevented the fuel in the starboard tanks from catching fire but the rear fuselage and port wing were burned out. James Henry Walker Key Biscayne [9], Although some stress cracking was found in the vertical stabiliser bolt holes, it was determined by subsequent testing that it did not contribute to the structural failure. [citation needed], Official findings concerning BOAC Flight 781 and South African Airways Flight 201 were released jointly on 1 February 1955, in Civil Aircraft Accident: Report of the Court of Inquiry into the Accidents to Comet G-ALYP on 10 January 1954 and Comet G-ALYY on 8 April 1954. The aircraft left the ramp at 13:50. 3-6-1966, p. 1. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. Torrance Women Among Victims of BOAC Disaster. 3-6-1966, p. 1. Saturday 5 March 1966. British Overseas Airways Corporation BOAC, Boeing 707-436. Black Box: Why Air Safety Is No Accident. Dummies were seated within the fuselage to replicate the possible movements of the passengers during the crash. 2 fire shut-off handle was seen to be on and the pilot-in-command ordered an "Engine Fire Drill". 'Inside You Only Live Twice: An Original Documentary,' 2000, MGM Home Entertainment Inc. "On this day, 5 March 1966: Passenger jet crashes into Mount Fuji", "All on Plane Are Dead n Crash into Japan's Fuji Jetliner Crashes on Mount Fuji After Take-Off From Tokyo Airport All 124 on Jet Are Killed in Crash on Mount Fuji 89 From U.S. The airline emphasized that the planes had not been officially grounded by the British government, but that the action was being taken as "a measure of prudence to enable a minute and unhurried technical examination of every aircraft in the Comet fleet to be carried out at maintenance headquarters at London airport."[10]. Helen H. Kolbo 2 engine "kicked" towards the closed position and at the same time the instruments showed that the engine was running down. Aviation experts, probing the wreckage, said today freak air currents and sudden severe winds may have ripped the British Overseas Airways Corp. Boeing 707 apart minutes after takeoff from Tokyos International Airport. A disturbance of the airstream broadly analogous to that of a river flowing over a rocky bed, the ripples and breakers on the surface of the water corresponding to the standing waves and turbulence found in the airstream above mountainous terrain. After the aircraft came to rest the flight engineer commenced the engine shut-down drill and closed the start levers. BOAC's chairman commented on television, "We obviously wouldn't be flying the Comet with passengers if we weren't satisfied conditions were suitable." A passenger aboard Speedbird 911 had been filming with an 8 mm movie camera. 1 April. United Airlines flight 175 struck the South Tower 17 minutes later. In a certain confusion, the pilot mistakenly shut down the left engine, causing the aircraft to stall and to crashed short of runway. Josephine D. Varner No member of the flight crew recalls hearing the fire warning bell. Marie Evelina Jannell Now that both black boxes have been recovered from AirAsia flight. This was not just the second fatal crash near Tokyo in 24 hours, it was the fourth fatal crash near Tokyo in the past 30 days. 124 (89 US). The fourth flight, United Airlines 93, did not hit its intended target believed to be the White House or the US Capitol after passengers on the plane attempted to regain control from the attackers. [3] The weather there had since improved behind a cold front with a steep pressure gradient bringing cool dry air from the Asian mainland on a strong west-northwest flow, with crystal-clear sky conditions. It was determined that the failure of the support member for the starboard main gear uplock caused the gear to fall in flight, damaging hydraulic system lines. March 6: Gotemba, Japan, Sunday (AP) A British jetliner with 124 persons at least 89 of them Americans broke up in the freakish air over Mt. London: Boxtree, 1996, p. All rights reserved. 4 engines was used down to a very low speed. The passengers included 17 men, eight women, three children and an infant. 11 September marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, deadliest terrorist incident in world history, A total of 2,977 were killed in the attacks, How to use the cold weather payment postcode checker, and when the 25 is paid, Ken Bruce promises golden oldies at Greatest Hits Radio after row over Radio 2 axing classics, NHS workers will keep striking for months as ministers set to ignore pay talks until April, Tories fear 'lurch to the right' after election defeat, with Badenoch among favourites to lead, Why journalists can't name an MP arrested for rape: Inside the battle for press freedom, Braverman refuses to apologise to Holocaust survivor, 83, over refugee 'invasion' remarks, 'We have a trauma bond': Life after The Traitors. Bascom Flanakin Stanley The five men had been on a location scouting tour in Japan for the fifth James Bond film You Only Live Twice. Japanese soldiers working under a full, predawn moon carried down the bodies of all 124 victims and placed them in wooden coffins in a Buddhist temple in Gotemba, 70 miles south of Tokyo. Darren Christopher Bohan. Wisconsin: Donald J. Fleming Green Bay At about 10:50CEST, a BOAC Argonaut, registration G-ALHJ, piloted by Captain Johnson, which was flying the same route at a lower altitude, was in contact with Captain Gibson. Iola Faye Chamberlain The aircraft left the ramp at 13:50. "[9], This accident was one of five fatal aircraft disastersfour commercial and one militaryin Japan in 1966 and occurred less than 24 hours after Canadian Pacific Airlines Flight 402 crashed and burned on landing at Haneda. The aircraft left a debris field 16km (10mi) long. 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