Fatal BAC-111 Events

The following events are those involving at least one passenger death where the aircraft flight had a direct or indirect role. Excluded would be events where the only passengers killed were stowaways, hijackers, or saboteurs.

  1. 7 Dec 1970; Tarom BAC-111; Constanta, Romania: Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFiT) during a Nondirectional Beacon (NDB) approach to Constanta in fog. Flight diverted from the Romania capital of Bucharest. Three of the seven-crew members and 15 of the 20 passengers sustained fatal injuries.

  2. 6 September 1971; Paninternational BAC-111; Hasloh, Germany: The aircraft crashed about shortly after takeoff on a Hamburg to Malaga flight when both Rolls Royce engines lost power. The aircraft made a forced landing on the Hamberg-Kiel Autobahn. Both wings sheared off after hitting a bridge, which started a fire that consumed the aircraft. One of the six-crew members and 21 of the 115 passengers sustained fatal injuries.

  3. 3 Jun 1975; Philippine Air Lines BAC-111; Manila, Philippines: Explosion in right rear lavatory blew a hole in the fuselage. None of the five-crew members and 1 of the 59 passengers sustained fatal injury.

  4. 7 May 23 1976; Philippine Air Lines BAC-111; Zamboanga , Philippines: Six hijackers demanded ransom and transportation to Libya. 13 of the 87 occupants sustained fatal injuries from gunfire or grenades.

  5. 21 Nov 1977; Austral BAC-111; San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina: Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFiT) during a Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach to Bariloche. Five of the five-crew members and 41 of the 74 passengers sustained fatal injuries.

  6. 17 Aug 1978; Philippine Air Lines BAC-111; Sinara Island, Philippines: Explosion in left rear lavatory blew a hole in the fuselage. None of the six-crew members and 1 of the 78 passengers sustained fatal injury.

  7. 7 May 1981; Austral BAC-111; Buenos Aires, Argentina: Loss of Control during a Holding pattern over Quilmes. Five of the five-crew members and 26 of the 26 passengers sustained fatal injuries.

  8. 26 Jun 1991; Okada Air BAC-111; Sokotu, Nigeria: Fuel starvation during holding pattern over Sokoto due to heavy rain. Flight from Benin city diverted from Kano due to heavey rain. None of the three-crew members and 3 of the 52 passengers sustained fatal injuries.

  9. 18 Sept 1994; Oriental Airlines BAC-111; Tamanrasset, Algeria: Fuel starvation during 5 th approach. The Nigerian football team chartered the flight from Tunis back to Lagos. Four of seven crew along with 34 of 39 passengers sustained fatal injuries.

  10. 4 May 2002; EAS Airlines BAC111; Lagos, Nigeria: This was a scheduled domestic flight from Kano to Lagos, Nigeria. The aircraft stalled shortly after takeoff and crashed in a residential area near the airport. Seven of the eight crew members 64 of the 69 passengers were killed, as were 78 people killed on the ground.
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