_of_National_Airlines.jpg) N949CA, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 29, 2013 |
| Summary | Crashed after take-off due to load shift resulting in loss of control |
| Site | Bagram Airfield, Parwan Province, Afghanistan 34°54′59″N 069°14′24″E / 34.91639°N 69.24000°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 747-428BCF |
| Aircraft name | Lori |
| Operator | National Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | N8102 |
| ICAO flight No. | NCR102 |
| Call sign | NATIONAL CARGO 102 |
| Registration | N949CA |
| Flight origin | Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport, Châteauroux, France |
| Stopover | Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan |
| Last stopover | Bagram Airfield, Parwan Province, Afghanistan |
| Destination | Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Occupants | 7 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 7 |
| Survivors | 0 |
National Airlines Flight 102 (N8102/NCR102) was a cargo flight operated by National Airlines between Camp Shorabak (formerly Camp Bastion) in Afghanistan and Al Maktoum Airport in Dubai, with a refueling stop at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. On 29 April 2013, the Boeing 747-400 operating the flight crashed within the perimeter of the Bagram airfield moments after taking off, killing all seven people on board.[1][2]
The subsequent investigation concluded that improperly secured cargo broke free during the take-off and rolled to the back of the cargo hold, crashing through the rear pressure bulkhead and disabling the rear flight control systems. This rendered the aircraft stuck in an uncontrollable pitch-up attitude and induced a stall, and made recovery by the pilots impossible.[3]