Apr 29, 2013
Accident
Destroyed Bagram
Injuries7 fatal
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 121
Probable Cause
National Airlines' inadequate procedures for restraining special cargo loads, which resulted in the loadmaster's improper restraint of the cargo, which moved aft and damaged hydraulic systems Nos. 1 and 2 and horizontal stabilizer drive mechanism components, rendering the airplane uncontrollable. Contributing to the accident was the Federal Aviation Administration's inadequate oversight of National Airlines' handling of special cargo loads.
NTSB DCA13MA081