| Date of Accident: | 14 May 1977 |  |
| Airline: | IAS Cargo |  |
| Aircraft: | Boeing 707-321C | |
| Location: | Lusaka, Zambia | |
| Registration: | G-BEBP | |
| Previous Registrations: | N765PA | |
| Flight Number: | --- | |
| Fatalities: | 6:6 | |
| MSN: | 18579 | |
| Line Number: | 332 | |
| Engine Manufacturer: | Pratt & Whitney | |
| Engine Model: | JT3D-3B | |
| Year of Delivery: | 1963 | |
| Accident Description: | The aircraft departed Nairobi at 07.17 for the final leg of a London-Heathrow - Athens - Nairobi - Lusaka cargo flight. G-BEBP proceeded to Lusaka at FL310. At 09.07 the flight was cleared to FL110. Reaching FL110 at 09.23 (37nm DME from Lusaka), a clearance was given to descend to FL70 in 1000ft steps. At 09.28 the co-pilot reported that the airfield was in sight. Lusaka then cleared the aircraft to descend to 6000ft (2221ft above touchdown elevation) and moments later a clearance was given to make a visual approach for runway 10. At 09.32 flaps were selected to 50deg. Suddenly, at 09.33, the complete right-hand horizontal stabilizer and elevator assembly were seen to separate in flight. The aircraft pitched rapidly nose down and dived vertically into the ground from a height of about 800ft and caught fire. The main wreckage was located 3660m from the runway threshold. |
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