ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-329 OO-SJE Tenerife-Norte Los Rodeos Airport (TFN)
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Status:
Date:Wednesday 15 February 1978
Time:13:13
Type:Silhouette image of generic B703 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 707-329
Operating for:Sobelair
Leased from:Sabena
Registration: OO-SJE
MSN: 17627/133
First flight: 1960-05-25 (17 years 9 months)
Total airframe hrs:56787
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney JT4A
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 189
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 198
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Tenerife-Norte Los Rodeos Airport (TFN) (   Spain)
Crash site elevation: 632 m (2073 feet) amsl
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU/EBBR), Belgium
Destination airport:Tenerife-Norte Los Rodeos Airport (TFN/GCXO), Spain
Narrative:
The aircraft undershot the runway, causing the nosegear to collapse. A fire erupted destroying the aircraft.

Classification:
Undershoot/overshoot

Sources:
» Aviation News 17.03.1978
» skystef.be
» El Pais


Photos

photo of Boeing-707-329-OO-SJE
accident date: 15-02-1978
type: Boeing 707-329
registration: OO-SJE
photo of Boeing-707-329-OO-SJE
accident date: 15-02-1978
type: Boeing 707-329
registration: OO-SJE
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Brussel-Zaventem Airport to Tenerife-Norte Los Rodeos Airport as the crow flies is 3019 km (1887 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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