Planesailing From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2005, 509 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 8768 times:
As far as I am aware, only 3 A340's have been written off. Those are 2 Air France examples which suffered extensive fire damage and a Sri Lankan example destroyed by the Tamal Tigers.
EZEIZA From Argentina, joined Aug 2004, 4080 posts, RR: 37 Reply 3, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 8381 times:
Quoting Antiuser (Reply 1): I did some quick researching (Google) and it seems that the A340-300 G-VSKY is still flying, now for BWIA as 9Y-JIL.
Yup, I got the same info from airfleets.net, but one thing I found odd was that on the link from airdisaster, it says the accident happened in 1988, yet the 340's if I'm not mistaken began operating in the early 1990's, so when did this accident actually take place?
N276AASTT From Virgin Islands (US), joined Jan 2004, 620 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 8282 times:
Yes, it was an A320. I've seen the video where it was flying very low and slow (I think it just took off) and flew into some trees at the end of a runway and then you see some smoke come up. Does anyone know the details of that crash? Why? Fatalities?
Crownvic From United States, joined Oct 2004, 1166 posts, RR: 8 Reply 8, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 8253 times:
I cannot remember if it was an A330 or A330, but I am NOT talking about the A320 crash that exploded upon impact with the trees. This was more a stall I believe on take off with a higher impact crash.
Philb From Ireland, joined May 1999, 2915 posts, RR: 19 Reply 11, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 8053 times:
A330 c/n 0042 F-WWKH w/o Toulouse 30.06.94
The A340 of Virgin suffered an undercarriage malfunction on approact to LHR.
A piece of airspace was cleared to the west of Heathrow and the aircraft was cleared to perform manoeuvres to bring the undercarriage down.
After these failed the aircraft made a textbook landing which , though it damaged the aircraft, restricted the damage and the aircraft was repaired.
The tabloid press made much of the aircraft's "aerobatics" - as viewed by witnesses on the ground - and the fact that the F.O. was the current UK aerobatic champion.
Starlionblue From Greenland, joined Feb 2004, 13597 posts, RR: 68 Reply 12, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 7947 times:
Quoting N276AASTT (Reply 7): Quoting Scaredflyer21 (Reply 6):
Crownvic, wasn't that an A320?
Yes, it was an A320. I've seen the video where it was flying very low and slow (I think it just took off) and flew into some trees at the end of a runway and then you see some smoke come up. Does anyone know the details of that crash? Why? Fatalities?
As has been stated, it was an A330. The A320 referred to was an AF plane.
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This accident happened June 26, 1988 near Basle/Mulhouse.
A/c should perform a few flyovers at the nearby airport of Habsheim where was an Airshow.
F-GKFC (0009) A320-111 Air France, delivered only a few days before
DeltaGuy767 From United States, joined Jun 2005, 582 posts, RR: 3 Reply 15, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 6040 times:
Quoting Planesailing (Reply 2): As far as I am aware, only 3 A340's have been written off. Those are 2 Air France examples which suffered extensive fire damage
are you including the AF bird that crashed at YYZ?
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FunFlying From Finland, joined Jul 2001, 169 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 5505 times:
Yes, the ex-Virgin, current BWIA plane is still flying.. I flew it just a month ago POS-LHR. Btw, the smallest PTV's I've ever seen, like cellphone screens!
A319114 From Netherlands, joined Aug 2004, 541 posts, RR: 5 Reply 17, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 5212 times:
Quoting Philb (Reply 11):
A piece of airspace was cleared to the west of Heathrow and the aircraft was cleared to perform manoeuvres to bring the undercarriage down.
I'm curious what kind of manoeuvres these are. Pulling high Gs (like fast turns) to deploy the gear by G-forces?
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FlySSC From Lebanon, joined Aug 2003, 6344 posts, RR: 64 Reply 19, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 4883 times:
Quoting Planesailing (Reply 2): As far as I am aware, only 3 A340's have been written off
Right.
Jan.20th 1994. Air France A340-200 F-GNIA. Destroyed by fire on the ground at CDG during maintenance.
July 24th 2001. Sri Lankan A340-300 4R-ADD. Destroyed in a terrorist attack on Colombo Airport.
Aug.2nd 2005. Air France A340-300 F-GLZQ. Crash landed at YYZ.
Quoting Crownvic (Reply 4): There was also the House color a/c that crashed during testing. I am rather certain that this too was an A340.
No it was not.
It was an A330-300, F-WWKH. The plane crashed on June 3th 1994 during a test flight in which the crew was simulating an engine failure on take off. Pilot error.
The aircraft was not in "house color" but was due to be delivered to Thaï Airways.
Aer Lingus From Ireland, joined May 2000, 1424 posts, RR: 0 Reply 25, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1710 times:
What I found somewhat alarming from that read is that it was another situation of the A340's emergency slides and doors operating "incorrectly" for want of a better term.
26 WhiteHatter: It helps that the captain was also a world class aerobatics champion! Could you have chosen a better pilot for that flight? Damage to the aircraft wa
27 Breiz: The event took place the 5th Nov., 1997. G-VSKY was back in service the 10th Dec., 1997. Last service with Virgin Atlantic the 3rd Nov., 2003. Operat
28 Capital146: I remember hearing at the time of the Virgin A340 incident that Alicia Silverstone was one of the passengers on board.
29 KL5147: FCKC Thanks, You're right. I made a stupid typing error. KL5147
30 Scotland1979: Yeah, I remember saw video of Air France crashed into tree - actually she was about to land (not take-off) and somehow the computer system was not res
31 Breiz: This is a typical example of a legend. "I heard that they said that they were told..." The A320-111 F-GFKC of Air France which crashed in the wood at
32 FlySSC: I would just suggest your read this : http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/v...6261988®=F-GFKC&airline=Air+France
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