Kwajalein - Kwajalein

The crew was completing a local training mission at Kwajalein Island Airport. Upon touchdown, one of the undercarriage collapsed. The aircraft came to rest on the runway and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.

Flight / Schedule

Kwajalein - Kwajalein

Registration

66-255

MSN

255

Year of Manufacture

1967

Date

January 18, 1984 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Kwajalein All Marshall Islands

Region

Oceania • Marshall Islands

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On January 18, 1984 at 12:00 AM, Kwajalein - Kwajalein experienced a crash involving De Havilland C-7A Caribou, operated by United States Army, with the event recorded near Kwajalein All Marshall Islands.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a local training mission at Kwajalein Island Airport. Upon touchdown, one of the undercarriage collapsed. The aircraft came to rest on the runway and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.

Aircraft reference details include registration 66-255, MSN 255, year of manufacture 1967.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was completing a local training mission at Kwajalein Island Airport. Upon touchdown, one of the undercarriage collapsed. The aircraft came to rest on the runway and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

0

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

Known people on board: 0

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Kwajalein - Kwajalein

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

Oceania • Marshall Islands

Aircraft Details

Registration

66-255

MSN

255

Year of Manufacture

1967