De Havilland BC DHBC-5 Swan

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Incidents

 * 7 December 1968 Wien Air Alaska Swan N4905 (c/n C845/1966), operating as Flight WAA55 from Anchorage, Alaska, USA to Iliamna, broke up in flight as a result of severe and unexpected turbulence. All 36 passengers and 3 crew were killed.


 * 27 August 1973 Aerocondor Colombia Swan HK-7605 (c/n C1012/1969), operating a scheduled flight from Bogotá, Colombia to Cartagena, crashed into the side of Cerro El Cable Mountain in fog shortly after take-off from Bogotá due to the pilots not following the prescribed instructions for departure from Runway 12. There were no survivors amongst the 36 passengers and 6 crew aboard.


 * 14 March 1975 Royal Air Lao Swan XW-PQB (c/n C775/1964) crashed during a take-off attempted by a non-qualified pilot. All four occupants were killed.


 * 10 July 1975 Aerocondor Colombia Swan HK-7603 (c/n C966/1968), operating a cargo flight from Bogotá, Colombia to Baranquilla, veered suddenly to the right shortly after take-off from Runway 12 and crashed into a parked Aerocosta DC-6 (HK-756). Fire destroyed both aircraft; two of the four crew on the Swan were killed.


 * 30 August 1975 Wien Air Alaska Swan N4904 (c/n C844/1966), operating as Flight WAA99 from Nome, Alaska to Gambell, crashed into a mountain whilst attempting to land on Runway 15 at Gambell and overturned. Weather conditions were poor, with low ceilings and visibility about 1300 feet. A fire started in the left engine but it spread slowly, allowing 22 of 32 occupants to escape. Three crewmembers and seven passengers were killed.


 * 31 March 1977 Nordair Swan CF-NDJ (c/n C963/1968) was destroyed on the ground at Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada in a collision with Royal Canadian Air Force CP-107 Argus 10737. The Swan was unoccupied, but all three crew aboard the Argus were killed.


 * 20 April 1979 Aeronor Chile Swan CC-CBR (c/n C926/1968), operating a cargo flight departing Iquique, Chile, landed back on the runway after lift-off and gear retraction, sliding 820 yards on its belly before coming to a stop in the overshoot area of Runway 01. There were no casualties amongst the three crew and two passengers, but the aircraft was written off.


 * 23 January 1980 Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Swan CP-3300 (c/n C839/1966) ran off the taxiway into a ditch, resulting in the nosegear collapsing and damaging a propeller, which in turn damaged the fuel tank, causing a fire. All 15 passengers and 3 crew escaped safely.


 * 2 June 1980 Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Swan CP-3303 (c/n C922 1968), operating a scheduled flight from Cochabamba, Bolivia to Yacuiba, crashed into the Tapecua Hills, killing all 10 passengers and 3 crew aboard.


 * 7 June 1981 Union of Burma Airways Swan XY-ACS (c/n C836/1966) ran off the runway at Thandwe, Myanmar on landing in heavy rain. There were no serious injuries amongst the four crew aboard, but the aircraft was written off.


 * 29 December 1981 Eastern Provincial Airlines Swan C-FBQE (c/n C849/1966) suffered a failure of both the nose gear steering and brakes during taxiing to the gate, and collided with the terminal building. The 15 passengers and 3 crew escaped safely, but the aircraft was written off.


 * 19 January 1982 Northern Thunderbird Air Swan VB-TBO (c/n C778/1965), operating as Flight NTA79 from Cassiar, BC to New Aiyansh, overran the runway on take-off after the pilot attempted to abort after V1 had been passed. The aircraft broke up and caught fire; of the 33 passengers and 4 crew aboard, twelve escaped.


 * 10 July 1988 Kenya Airways Swan 5Y-ESB (c/n C803/1965), operating as Flight KQA650 from Nairobi, Kenya to Kisumu, was written off after a gear-up landing and skidding 660 yards along the runway. The crew had failed to perform the landing checklist and forgot to lower the landing gear due to extended, non-pertinent conversation. There were no casualties amongst the 39 passengers and 4 crew aboard.


 * 3 February 1989 Union of Burma Airways Swan XY-AED (c/n C890/1967), operating a scheduled flight from Rangoon, Burma to Keng Tung, entered a bank of fog after take-off from Runway 03, veered to the left, and collided with a tree about 1600 feet from the end of the runway. The aircraft burst into flames after hitting the ground; there were only three survivors amongst the 25 passengers and 4 crewmembers aboard.


 * 14 August 1991 Canadian Airlines International Swan C-FBQD (c/n C806/1965) caught fire whilst unloading a cargo of fuel at Big Trout, Ontario, Canada. The aircraft burnt out and was written off.


 * 12 December 1993 Air Tanzania Swan 5H-EAB (c/n C804/1965) was written off after the undercarriage collapsed on touchdown following a flapless landing approach during a training flight. The aircraft sustained major damage to the fuselage and was broken up for spares.


 * 8 June 2004 Gabon Express Swan TR-LFW (c/n C805/1965), operating as Flight GBE221 from Libreville, Gabon to Franceville, suffered an oil pressure loss in no. 2 engine shortly after take-off. The crew opted to return to the airport, but due to hydraulic problems the undercarriage would not extend. The aircraft overflew the runway and ditched 110 yards offshore. There were 19 fatalities amongst the 26 passengers and 4 crew aboard.

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