flee 5 Report post Posted May 19, 2011 VENTURA, Calif. (AP) - A Boeing 707 military tanker plane crashed and burst into flames Wednesday as it took off from Point Mugu Naval Air Station in Southern California, injuring the three people on board, an air base spokeswoman said. Broadcast reports showed thick black smoke and flames pouring from the light-colored aircraft after it went down at 5:25 p.m. and slid off a runway. The three on board escaped with minor injuries, air station spokeswoman Terry Reid told KCAL-TV. She said the tanker is used for fleet operations support and transporting fuel. A helicopter dumped several loads of water on the plane, with little immediately discernible effect. Firefighters on the ground appeared to be letting the fire burn but were dousing the area around the tanker. The stricken plane came to a rest within a few hundred feet of the Pacific Ocean, though it was not clear if any fuel had gone into the ocean. It's not known where the tanker was headed at the time of the crash. Point Mugu Naval Air Station is in Ventura County and about 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Source: http://www.kval.com/news/national/122201659.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MIR 2 Report post Posted May 19, 2011 (edited) Gosh..it has the Omega logo on its tail Either its N707MQ or N707AR? Edited May 19, 2011 by MIR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted May 19, 2011 No info about the reggo yet - some suspect it was N707JT. http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/military/read.main/134928/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2 Report post Posted May 19, 2011 No info about the reggo yet - some suspect it was N707JT. http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/military/read.main/134928/ N707JT is John Travolta's Qantas 707. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted May 19, 2011 Now the folks in A.net are saying it is N707MQ, the one that was at SZB only two weeks ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keith Ng 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2011 Some say is N707MQ. http://kpae.blogspot.com/2011/05/paine-field-may-18.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted May 19, 2011 From Flightglobal: A Boeing K-707 tanker operated by Omega Aerial Refuelling Services has crashed taking off from Naval Air Station Point Mugu in California, but media reports said the three-person crew escaped without injury. A video clip on the website of Los Angeles ABC news affiliate KABC-TV showed a 707 burning at the end of runway, the Omega logo clearly visible on the tail. A report quoting an Air Station spokesman said the aircraft was carrying 150,000 pounds of jet fuel. A number of fire fighting agencies as well as a helicopter were called on to douse the blaze. According to Omega's web site, the company operates two K-707s. One was a former Pan Am 707-300 with registration number N707AR, the other a former Saudi Arabian diplomatic transport, register N707MQ. It is not clear which aircraft was involved in the incident. The company also operates a KDC-10 tanker converted from a Japan Airlines DC-10. The company fills a niche providing tanker support for the armed forces of the United States and its allies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MIR 2 Report post Posted May 19, 2011 (edited) Photos of N707MQ performing aerial refuelling mission over Malaysia during Ex Bersama Shield 2011 earlier this month -CLICK HERE- Edited May 19, 2011 by MIR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S M Tang 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2011 (edited) Good to hear that the crew made it out safely! And to those who got pics of the Omega Tanker (if it's the same one) in SZB recently, that's something to keep! EDIT: According to Australian Aviation, it's indeed N707MQ. The aircraft involved in the crash, 1977 built 707-368C N707MQ, had only recently tanked RAAF 1SQN Super Hornets during their deployment to Malaysia for Exercise Bersama Shield, departing Cairns on its return to the US on May 16. MORE Edited May 19, 2011 by S M Tang Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted May 20, 2011 NTSB Press Release: NTSB investigating aircraft accident at Point Mugu Naval Air Station May 19, 2011 WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has launched a go-team to yesterday's accident involving a Boeing 707-321B (N707AR) that experienced an engine fire during takeoff at Point Mugu Naval Air Station, Port Hueneme, CA. The aircraft is registered and operated by Omega Air Inc., an air refueling contractor that uses specially-equipped and converted civilian airplanes to serve as air refueling platforms for the military. NTSB Aviation Investigator Howard Plagens has been designated as Investigator-in-Charge and is leading the Safety Board's four-member team. Representatives from the FAA, Boeing, Pratt and Whitney and the US Navy Air Safety Center are participating in the investigation. The three crewmembers on board the accident aircraft were not injured. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
