"Hello there viewers...Keiko here again...*Keiko proceeds to say this while traditionally bowing to the viewers as usual. To which Keiko then proceeds to bring her attention and eyesight back up again, in order to continue to address the viewers. Keiko also now proceeds to briefly clear her throat, as Keiko then proceeds to continue, to properly address the viewers*...
Now then viewers, for this chapter I will once again be covering several more aviation accidents in history...And for this particular chapter viewers as like the last one, we will be covering another three of them...
And each of them, as shown by the chapter title of this particular chapter, is going to be covering one aviation accident, that was attributed to yet another improper takeoff configuration...
Another, will be attributed to what is known as a 'CFIT,' or a 'Controlled Flight Into Terrain'...
And the final one viewers, will be attributed to improperly secured cargo...
And yes viewers, I am already well aware that we have already covered at least one other improper takeoff configuration type accident already in these fanfics...
But that doesn't mean viewers, that I can't cover more of them...Now then viewers, lets begin with the first aviation accident...
And for this one, we will start by going all the way back, to April 29, 2013...
And on this particular day back in 2013...National Airlines Flight 102...Which was a cargo flight operated by National Airlines between Camp Shorabak, near the city of Lashkargah in Afghanistan, over to Al Maktoum Airport in Dubai. Which also included a refueling stop at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The route in question at the time, was being operated by a Boeing 747-400.
The captain of flight 102, was 34-year-old Brad Hasler, who had worked for the airline since 2004. He had 6,000 flight hours, including 440 hours on the Boeing 747. The first officer was 33-year-old Jamie Lee Brokaw, who had worked for the airline since 2009 and had 1,100 flight hours, with 209 of them on the Boeing 747. The relief crew consisted of captain Jeremy Lipka, 37, and first officer Rinku Summan, 32. The load master was 36-year-old Michael Sheets, who had worked for the airline since 2010. And finally there were two mechanics on board, Gary Stockdale and Timothy "Tim" Garrett, both of which were 51 years old.
And as for the cargo that National Airlines Flight 102 was carrying to Dubai? Well, the cargo consisted of five mine resistant ambush protected vehicles. Which interestingly enough viewers, wound up being the leading cause of this accident. As during Flight 102s take off from Bagram. At least one armored vehicle had come loose from the straps securing it. To which it had then rolled backward, and wound up striking the rack which housed both the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder. And as a result, this wound up causing them both to cease recording. Which was quickly followed by the vehicle proceeding to crash through the airplane's rear bulkhead, thus damaging it. And in the process, it wound up severing at least two of flight 102s hydraulic systems. And, the vehicle also wound up severely damaging the horizontal stabilizer mechanism, including breaking its jackscrew. Which actually caused the jackscrew to sheer off completely. And thus wound up with 102s horizontal stabilizer, being stuck in the nose up position. And as a result, wound up rendering the airplane uncontrollable. Which caused the aircraft to crash shortly after takeoff, killing all seven crew members on board.
And now viewers, we will be moving onto the second aviation accident of this chapter...And for this one, we will be going all the way back, to August 16, 1987...
And on this particular date Northwest Airlines Flight 255, which at the time was being operated by a McDonnell Douglas MD-82...
On this particular flight, were two pilots and four flight attendants. And on board with the six crew, were 149 passengers. The captain was one John R. Maus, 57, from Las Vegas, Nevada, and the first officer, was one David J. Dodds, 35, from Galena, Illinois.
Maus had logged 20,859 flight hours in his career, with 1,359 of those on the McDonnell Douglas MD-80. He had continuously worked for the airline and its predecessors for 31 years, during which time he had also flown the Fairchild F-27, Boeing 727, Boeing 757, and McDonnell Douglas DC-9. Other pilots who had flown with Maus described him as a "competent and capable pilot" who had a reputation for operating "by the book."
Dodds had 8,044 flight hours, with 1,604 on the MD-82, and had continuously worked for the airline and its predecessors for more than 8 years. Captains with whom Dodds had flown graded him as average or above average, describing him as competent, thorough, personable, easy to work with, and not hesitant to call out potential problems to senior pilots.
But sadly, Flight 255 wound up crashing just shortly after takeoff, killing all six crew, 148 of the 149 passengers on board, and a further two people on the ground. And as for the cause of the crash of Flight 255? Well as per the crash of Spainair Flight 5022 that was covered in a previous chapter. In their haste to depart from Detroit before an incoming storm wound up potentially grounding the flight. The pilots of Flight 255, wound up rushing their checklists. And as a result, wound up forgetting to configure their plane properly for takeoff. And as like in the crash of Spainair Flight 5022, they forgot to set the flaps for takeoff...
And now viewers, we will be moving onto the third and final aviation accident of this chapter...And for this one, we will be going all the way back, to November 27, 1983...
And on this particular date Avianca Flight 011, which was being operated by a Boeing 747-200BM Combi. Was on an international scheduled passenger flight from Frankfurt to Bogotá, with stopovers in Paris, Madrid, and Caracas...
On board Avianca Flight 011, were 169 passengers, and 23 crew members...
The captain of flight 011, was 58-year-old Tulio Hernández, who was one of Avianca's most experienced pilots, having been with the airline for 32 years. He had logged a total of 23,215 flight hours, including 2,432 hours on the Boeing 747.
The first officer of flight 011, was 36-year-old Eduardo Ramírez, who had been with the airline for 10 years and had 4,384 flight hours, with 875 of them on the Boeing 747.
The flight engineer of flight 011, was 57-year-old Juan Laverde, another one of Avianca's veteran pilots, who had been with the airline for 25 years and had 15,942 flight hours. He was the most experienced on the Boeing 747, having logged 3,676 hours on it. And there were also two relief flight engineers on board, one Daniel Zota and Julio Florez Camacho.
But tragically, during the instrument landing system approach to runway 33, the 747 wound up crashing on a hill approximately southeast of the airport. The crash, or what is known in this case, as a CFIT, or a Controlled Flight Into Terrain. Would wind up killing 181 people, which included 19 on-duty and four off-duty crew members. With only 11 surviving passengers that wound seriously injured. And as for the cause? Well in this case, it was pilot error. Since the captain had incorrectly determined the position of the plane... And as of 2025, Avianca Flight 011 remains the second-deadliest aviation accident in Spanish territory. With the deadliest being the Tenerife airport disaster. Avianca 011 is also the deadliest accident in mainland Spain, the deadliest crash involving a single aircraft in Spain, and as well as the deadliest accident in the history of Avianca...
And finally viewers, though I have said this in many of these same chapters before...
I will once again reiterate, that I don't mean any sort of disrespect, to those whose lives were lost by either this tragedy, or those like it...
As the only reason why I am mentioning them in these fanfics, is to help preserve the legacy of those who were injured or killed in these tragedies...
And also, to make sure that those who lost people in these tragedies, have some sort of another way to remember their loved ones...
And now viewers, this now marks the end of this non action packed filler chapter...But you can look forward to things getting right back into the action in the next chapter...And so viewers, from me, Angel Bluebell, Zachary, Catherine, and everyone else in The Four Aces Alliance...We all look forward to seeing you lot in the next chapter...So viewers, see you all there, okay?...*Keiko proceeds to say this, while she is also proceeding to smile with both of her brown eyes closed, and this is also while Keiko has her head tilted to one side, in her usual very cute looking manner as well*"