National Airlines Flight 102
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National Airlines Flight 102 was a cargo flight operated by National Airlines between Camp Bastion near the city of Lashkargah in Afghanistan and Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai, with a refu
Aerial view of the crash site
N949CA, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in 2012
The horizontal stabilizer of the aircraft at the crash site
Another view of the wreckage
Load shifting
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Load shifting is a dangerous phenomenon in water, air, and ground transportation where cargo shifts in a cargo vehicle. This causes the vehicle to tilt, which causes even more movement of the cargo, a
National Airlines Flight 102
…taking off, killing all seven people on board. The subsequent investigation concluded that improperly secured cargo broke free during the take-off and rolled to the back of the cargo hold, crashing through the rear pressure bulkhead and disabling the rear flight control systems. This rendered the aircraft…
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