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The One From Which They - Beyond Odds - All Walked Away

Feature Date: Oct., 2006

Event Date: June 7, 2006

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"Where The Trade Winds Blew"

Beyond Odds - All Walked Away

On The Scene

At Medellin-Rionegro Int'l Airport, Columbia

The Death of A Boeing 747-2U3BF

Tail Number #N922FT

 

A Cargo Nightmare Prize Contender

The Date: June 7, 2006

The Time: 7:15am

The Place: At Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Int'l Airport, Columbia

Boeing 747- No. N922FT In Better Days

A Triumph of Modern Engineering

Boeing 747

Type: Boeing 747-2U3BF

Prime Contractor: Boeing

Power Plant: Four engines

Thrust:

66,500 pounds (GEnx-2B67) for 747-8

63,300 pounds (28,710 kg) on the current model.

43,500 pounds (19,730 kg) per engine on the early 747s

Speed:

Mach .855 -- or 85.5% of the speed of sound - continues to be the world's fastest subsonic jetliner.

Mach 0.845 - Freighter

Range:

8,000 nautical miles (14,815 km ) - Intercontinental

4,475 nautical miles (8,275 km) - Freighter

Maximum Takeoff Weight: 970,000 pounds (439,985 kg)

Wingspan: 224 ft 7 in (68.5 m)

747-400 wing measures 5,600 square feet (524.9 sq m) - would hold 45 medium-sized automobiles

Length: 250 ft 8 in (76.4 m) - Intercontinental

250 ft 8 in (76.4 m) - Freighter

Height: 64 ft 2 in (19.5 m)

Boeing 747 Delivery History

Service:
Sept. 1968: Roll out

Feb. 1969: For training

Jan. 1970: Operational

First Order: Pan Am

Total Built: 1375 as of 2006

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Worst Loss: 583 dead on 27 March 1977 at Tenerife, Canary Islands

 747-8 Freighter: will be longer than the 747-400F by 5.6 m (18.3 ft) and enjoy a maximum structural payload capability of 140 metric tons (154 tons) with a range of 8,275 km (4,475 nmi). 

Prolog To Disaster -- Departure From Medellin-Rionegro Int'l Airport, Columbia, June 7, 2006
 

"A good landing is one that you can walk away from.

A great landing is one where you can use the airplane again."

-- Anonymous

This Langing Would Be Neither Good, Nor Great

PROLOG >> It's 7:15am Wed. June 7, 2006--a Tradewinds Airlines -- Boeing 747 - 2U3BF -- Tail Number #N922FT --

-- began her take off roll at Medellin-Rionegro Int'l Airport, Columbia -- bound for Miami, with 5 crew.

-- but when engine power ended -- so did the take off!

Abort take off !

"Where The Trade Winds Blew"

She Blew Off The Runway

 

Tail Number #N922FT Is Trespassing

The Tradewinds Blew Right Off The Airport!

Tail Number #N922FT Lost all Power -- Crashes Through The Airport Fence ......

....... And Plows 450 Feet of Field

All 5 Crew Walked Away 

There is major damage to the lower fuselage

Medellin-Rionegro Int'l Airport has only one runway which was closed for a while!

Tail #N922FT Had Rotated, But Not Retracted The Landing Gear -- Now Badly Out of Adjustment.

This May Require More Than Paint & Bondo.

Tradewinds has been operating wide-bodied cargo aircraft since 1991. It was only natural to move up to the B747 for very heavy long-range lift.

Today Tradewinds operates three B747-200B aircraft in international service ranging to 5 continents. It was to add a 4th aircraft in the fall of 2005 in order to expand its service to leading foreign and domestic companies.

But today Tradewinds is one aircraft short.

 Number 2 engine is torn from the pylon

Nature-Made Ready For Salvage.

Tail Number #N922FT began her career as a passenger plane for Air Garuda in May 1982 ...... As Tail #PK-GSE
The aircraft was sold to FSB in Jan. 1998 and converted to a freighter..... As Tail #N105TR

Polar Air Cargo of Long Beach Calif. acquired the plane in Sept. 1999 ....... operating for the next 5 years as Tail #N922FT

Her short life with Trade Winds Air Cargo of North Carolina began in Sept. 2004 ......

Forlorn Tail Number #N922FT -- June 7, 2006

Cut Up For Scrap Where She Sat ....... Proud Past Forgotten.

A Triumph of Modern Engineering & Once Queen of The Skies.

Now Facing A Saucepan And Beer Can Future ..... In A Lonely Columbian Field.

Millions of Miles Aloft To All Corners of The Globe -- But 24 Years Later -- The Proud Bird Is Dead.

A Sad End For Tail Number #N922FT - Starting Her Career For Happy Vacationers of Air Garuda in May 1982

But Not One More Mile For Mr. Boeing's Child, Tail Number #N922FT

"Ship Happens! ©"

Video of The Incident - The Death of Tail Number #N922FT


"A good landing is one that you can walk away from.

A great landing is one where you can use the airplane again."

-- Anonymous
A happy landing is one from which you can walk away from with intact cargo.
-- The Cargo Letter

 

"Ship Happens! ©"


The Dedication of This Feature Is Simple: To The crew of Trade Winds Air Cargo Tail Number #N922FT and the families. No injuries in this amazing incident. These guys are profesionals!
 
"Ship Happens! ©"


SPECIAL NOTE: The historic dangers of carriage by sea continue to be quite real. Shippers must be encouraged to purchase high quality marine cargo insurance from their freight forwarder or customs brokerIt's dangerous out there.


INDEX TO OUR "Where The Trade Winds Blew" PAGE SPECIAL FEATURES:

The Scene
Video of The Incident - The Death of Tail Number #N922FT

Trade Winds Airlines, Greensboro, NC

* 747-200 operations started in 2000

*Fleet

747-200: 4 Aircraft - less Tail Number #N922FT
B-747 Aircraft

Video of The Accident As It Happened

More Viedo of The Loss

A300: 9 Aircraft

The Boeing 747

The 747 Family - the history

Boeing 747 Chronology

Wikipedia

Boeing 747 Events

Boeing 747-8 - the future

NASA Photo Collection

BA Freighter Fleet

Photo -

Simon Wilson

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SPECIAL NOTE: The historic dangers of carriage by sea continue to be quite real. Shippers must be encouraged to purchase high quality marine cargo insurance from their freight forwarder or customs broker.  It's dangerous out there.
Thanks To Our Contributor For The
"Where The Trade Winds Blew" Feature

Our Contributor for this feature are:
Our Doc -- a man who needs no introduction to this Web page for his many contributions --but who has no identity.

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