Creeperian Airlines Flight 1347
 Wreckage of Flight 1347. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 19, 1995 |
| Summary | Aviation bombing leading to in-flight structural failure. |
| Site | Trompina, La’Unión |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Maroto Botín MB-11-10 |
| Operator | Creeperian Airlines |
| ICAO flight No. | CA1347 |
| Call sign | CREEPERIAN AIRLINES 1347 |
| Registration | C334AC |
| Flight origin | Emperor Saint Romero I Adolfo Martínez Galdámez International Airport |
| Destination | Quebecshire City International Airport |
| Occupants | 315 |
| Passengers | 298 |
| Crew | 17 |
| Fatalities | 315 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Creeperian Airlines Flight 1347 was a scheduled international Creeperian Airlines passenger flight from San Salvador's Emperor Saint Romero I Adolfo Martínez Galdámez International Airport to Quebecshire City’s Quebecshire City International Airport in Quebecshire. On September 19, 1995, a Maroto Botín MB-11-10 operating this route suffered a sudden decompression thirty-two minutes into the flight and broke up above and crashed near the village of Trompina, La’Unión.
The National Intelligence Directorate (DINA) officially concluded that the rapid decompression was caused by a bomb planted in the cargo hold believed to have been snuck in via a baggage handler. The explosion occured near the right wing fuel tank, igniting the fuel. The explosion caused a rapid decompression that ripped off a large portion of the right wing causing the plane to explode and break up in midair.
The aircraft was carrying 315 people. Casualties of the crash included all 17 crew members all 298 passengers. It is one of the deadliest single-aircraft accidents in Terraconservan aviation history.
Aircraft and Crew
The accident aircraft was registered C334AC and was a Maroto Botín MB-11-10. Its first flight was on January 10, 1990. This particular MB-11-10 was the first MB-11 to ever fly. It had accumulated slightly more than 8,000 flight hours and 333 cycles (one cycle consists of a takeoff, a cabin pressurization and a landing) in service.
| Nationality | Passengers | Crew | Fatalities | Survivors | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creeperopolis | 186 | 17 | 203 | — | 203 |
| Quebecshire | 112 | — | 112 | — | 112 |
| Total | 298 | 17 | 315 | — | 315 |
There were seventeen crew members, including 3 cockpit crew and 14 flight attendants.
The cockpit crew consisted of the following:
- Captain Jerónimo Freixa Pozo
- First Officer David Velázquez Tasis
- Flight Engineer Xavier Andino Fernán
Passengers
Most passengers were Creeperans visiting Quebecshire for tourism, but there were 112 Quebecshirites on board returning from touring San Salvador.
Sequence of Events
Before Takeoff
A member of the Senvarian Liberation Front, disguised as a baggage handler, loads a bag with a bomb inside in the cargo hold near the right wing fuel tank of the aircraft.
Takeoff
The plane takes off normally at 3:05pm.
Over Trompina
At approximately 3:37pm over Trompina, La’Unión, the bomb explodes at 15,000ft. The explosion causes the right wing fuel tank to ignite causing a larger explosion. The right wing detaches from the plane forcing the plane to roll over sharply to the right. The plane breakes up ten seconds later from all the stress.
The wreckage crashes outside of the village of Trompina a minute later.
Cause
Following the crash, the National Intelligence Directorate (DINA) immediately launched an investigation into the crash suspecting terrorism.
On the site of the crash, investigators noticed that the right wing and engine crashed 500 yards before the rest of the plane's wreckage implying that it was the first part of the plane to break off. On the wing, bomb residue was found. It was determined that a bomb was responsible for bringing down the plane.
Following the discovery, the DINA interrogated hundred of captured FMLN, SLF, and MS members. From the interrogations, it was conculded that the Senvarian Liberation Front was responsible.
