Narrative:
The takeoff in rainy weather was aborted below V1 (120 kts), but the Boeing overshot the runway (runway 35), struck the ILS installation, went down a slope and crossed a road between some houses. The gross weight of the Boeing was 69620 kg, about 9700 kg more than the allowed gross weight for these conditions. The crew had been told by their company that MTOW was 70000 kg.
Rejected takeoff
Runway excursion
accident date: 01-05-1996
type: Boeing 727-2B6
registration: CN-RMO
| Status: | Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources. |
| Date: | Wednesday 1 May 1996 |
| Time: | 16:56 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-2B6 |
| Operator: | Fly Linhas Aéreas |
| Registration: | PP-LBY |
| MSN: | 21297/1236 |
| First flight: | 1976-11-24 (19 years 5 months) |
| Engines: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 79 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 90 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO) ( Ecuador)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU), Ecuador |
| Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport (GYE/SEGU), Ecuador |
The takeoff in rainy weather was aborted below V1 (120 kts), but the Boeing overshot the runway (runway 35), struck the ILS installation, went down a slope and crossed a road between some houses. The gross weight of the Boeing was 69620 kg, about 9700 kg more than the allowed gross weight for these conditions. The crew had been told by their company that MTOW was 70000 kg.
Classification:
OverloadedRejected takeoff
Runway excursion
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/97 (#12)Photos
accident date: 01-05-1996
type: Boeing 727-2B6
registration: CN-RMO
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 Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport to Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport as the crow flies is 271 km (170 miles).
Distance from Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport to Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport as the crow flies is 271 km (170 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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