Boeing 747-400 BCF N949CA
29 April 2013 · Bagram, Afghanistan · Fatal
Summary
On 29 April 2013 at about 10:57 local time, a Boeing 747-400 BCF registered N949CA, operated by National Air Cargo, was involved in an accident near Bagram, Afghanistan. 7 people were on board and 7 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 10:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bagram, Afghanistan
- Nearest airport
- Bagram Air Base (OAIX)
- Coordinates
- 34.9464, 69.2650
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747-400 BCF
- Registration
- N949CA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- National Air Cargo
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bagram → Dubai
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA13MA081
People
7 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
National Airlines' inadequate procedures for restraining special cargo loads, which resulted in the loadmaster's improper restraint of the cargo, which moved aft and damaged hydraulic systems Nos. 1 and 2 and horizontal stabilizer drive mechanism components, rendering the airplane uncontrollable. Contributing to the accident was the Federal Aviation Administration's inadequate oversight of National Airlines' handling of special cargo loads.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The Safety Board's full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/aviation.aspx. The Aircraft Accident Report number is NTSB/AAR-15/01. On April 29, 2013, about 1527 local time, a Boeing 747-400 BCF, N949CA, operated by National Air Cargo, Inc., dba National Airlines, crashed shortly after takeoff from Bagram Air Base, Bagram, Afghanistan. All seven crewmembers—the captain, first officer, loadmaster, augmented captain and first officer, and two mechanics—died, and the airplane was destroyed from impact forces and postcrash fire. The 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 supplemental cargo flight was destined for Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2013 | Boeing 747-400 | Melbourne, Australia | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 2013 | Boeing 747-422 | Pacific Ocean, Unknown | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2013 | Boeing 747-400 | London, United Kingdom | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 2013 | Boeing 747 | Dallas, Texas, United States | China Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 2013 | Boeing 747-409LCF | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Atlas Air , Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 2013 | Boeing 747 | Abuja, Nigeria | - | Unknown | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2014 | Boeing 737-400 | Kabul, Afghanistan | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2014 | Boeing 767 36N | Kabul, Afghanistan | Omni Air International Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 2014 | Boeing 737-400 | Kabul, Afghanistan | - | Unknown | - |
| 16 Jan 2012 | Bell 214 | Camp Bastion, Afghanistan | AAR Airlift | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Jan 2012 | McDonnell Douglas MD80 | Kabul, Afghanistan | Swift Air | Unknown | - |
| 17 Oct 2012 | Bombardier DHC-8-315 | Kabul, Afghanistan | US Department of State | No injuries | - |