Crashed 10-16-99 MGM Grand Douglas DC-8-62H N803MG CN45910 LN311 Editorial Photo

After serving with MGM Grand this McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62H N803MG CN45910 LN311 crashed on Octroyed 16 , 1999.The aircraft departed Oostende, Belgium at 02:00 for a flight to Kinshasa, D.R.Congo. A technical stop was made at Tunis, Tunisia.The crew was unable to perform the runway 24 ILS approach because of an airborne equipment malfunction. They changed to a visual procedure for runway 24, with a left tail wind. The crew flew a short pattern because the pilot considered that he had very little fuel left. The landing was very hard and off centre. The DC-8 slid off the runway to the left. A fire ensued immediately. All 8 onboard died .