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| Title: | Reduced Power at take-off and collision with terrain, MK Airlines Limited, Boeing 747-244SF, 9G-MKJ, Halifax International Airport, Nova Scotia, 14 October 2004 |
| Micro summary: | This Boeing 747 failed to become airborne and was subsequently destroyed. |
| Event Time: | 2004-10-14 at 0512 UTC |
| File Name: | 2004-10-14-CA.pdf |
| Publishing Agency: | Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) |
| Publishing Country: | Canada |
| Report number: | A04H0004 |
| Pages: | 98 |
| Site of event: | Halifax runway 24 |
| Departure: | Halifax International Airport, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Destination: | Zaragoza Airport, Zaragoza, Spain |
| Airplane Type(s): | Boeing 747-244SF |
| Flight Phase: | Takeoff |
| Registration(s): | 9G-MKJ |
| Operator(s): | MK Airlines Limited |
| Type of flight: | Revenue |
| Occupants: | 7 |
| Fatalities: | 7 |
| Serious Injuries: | 0 |
| Minor/Non-Injured: | 0 |
| Other Injuries: | 0 |
| Executive Summary: | On 14 October 2004, an MK Airlines Limited Boeing 747-244SF (registration 9G-MKJ, serial number 22170) was being operated as a non-scheduled international cargo flight from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Zaragoza, Spain. At about 0654 coordinated universal time, 0354 Atlantic daylight time, MK Airlines Limited Flight 1602 attempted to take off from Runway 24 at the Halifax International Airport. The aircraft overshot the end of the runway for a distance of 825 feet, became airborne for 325 feet, then struck an earthen berm. The aircraftís tail section broke away from the fuselage, and the aircraft remained in the air for another 1200 feet before it struck terrain and burst into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a severe post-crash fire. All seven crew members suffered fatal injuries. |
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