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| NATIONAL AIRLINES BOEING 747-412 N756CA (MSN 26547) |
National Airlines Flight 102 was a cargo flight from Camp Shorabak (OAI/OAIX) in Afghanistan to Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC/OMDW) in Dubai, with a refueling stop at Bagram Airfield. On the 29th of April 2013, the Boeing 747-400 operating the flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Bagram, resulting in the death of all seven crew members on board.
The investigation determined that cargo not properly secured broke loose during takeoff, rolled to the rear, breached the rear pressure bulkhead, and disabled the flight control systems at the back. This caused the aircraft to enter an uncontrollable pitch-up position, leading to a stall and making it impossible for the pilots to regain control.
The airline had been running flights between Camp Bastion and Dubai for a month before the crash. The ill-fated flight began at Camp Bastion, loaded with five heavy armored vehicles, and stopped at Bagram to refuel. Taking off from Bagram's runway 03 at 15:30 local time, the aircraft was ascending through 1,200 feet (370 m) when it abruptly pitched up. It then stalled, banked right, and leveled off just before crashing and exploding into a fireball, narrowly missing nearby vehicles. The crash occurred off the end of runway 03, within the airfield's boundary. All seven crew members, all American citizens including four pilots, two mechanics, and a loadmaster, perished. There were no ground injuries.
A thunderstorm was near Bagram at the crash time, with a 120° wind direction change about 35 minutes prior. A car's dashboard camera near the runway captured the crash, showing the aircraft's sharp pitch up, stall, and subsequent right bank after a slight left bank, suggesting asymmetrical lift. The aircraft then attempted to right itself.
Airline: National Airlines
Code: N8/NCR
Aircraft: Boeing 747-428
Registration: N949CA
Serial Number: 25630
Engines: 4 x GE CF6-80C2B1FFirst Flew: 29/01/1993
Age: 9.9 Years
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