Lufthansa cargo plane crashes at Riyadh airport

Titlu: Lufthansa cargo plane crashes at Riyadh airport
Sursa:http://connect-services.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66Q1TY20100727
Autor:Amena Bakr
Data: 27.07.2010

"A Lufthansa cargo plane has crashed at King Khaled International Airport in the Saudi capital, Saudi state television said on Tuesday.

There was no immediate word on injuries.

Another television channel, Al Arabiya, said the cargo plane had split in half."

Un MD-11F se pare..

http://www.airbuzz.ro/2010/07/avion-md-11f-lufthansa-prabusit-in.html

Se pare ca echipajul a supravietuit...
http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2010/07/27/114965.html

Titlu: Lufthansa Cargo: Cause of MD-11 crash remains unclear
Sursa: Flightglobal
Autor: David Kaminski-Morrow
Data: 27.07.2010

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Further details have emerged about the Lufthansa Cargo Boeing MD-11 freighter destroyed in a landing accident in Riyadh today, although the reasons for the crash remain unclear.

The aircraft's fuselage fractured during the landing, and a subsequent fire destroyed the tri-jet, although both pilots - whom the carrier describes as "experienced" - survived.

Lufthansa Cargo says it took over the 17-year old aircraft in 2004. Before the accident it had accumulated 73,200hr in 10,073 cycles.

Its last C-check took place on 22 June last year and it underwent an A-check immediately before its departure to Riyadh from Frankfurt.

Lufthansa Cargo has despatched investigators to Saudi Arabia. The carrier says it is "co-operating closely with the authorities in Riyadh and will do its utmost to help clarify the reasons for the accident".