Engine falls off of Kalitta 747

[Junkflyer]

You know the saying in Connie world: three outta four ain't bad!

 

[The Gimp]

Thats why we say it aint an emergency when one quits.

 

[JimNtexas]

A friend was space-a on a C-5 enroute to Hawaii when an engine caught fire and fell off back in the early 1980s. To make the trip even more enjoyable Hickham was hit by a bad storm and they had to divert to Barber's Point.

He had to go down the three story slide with his 1 year old in his lap in pouring rain.

 

[CopilotDoug]

Here's from the aviation safety database...still looking for the pics:

Pan Am flight 843 experienced an explosive disintegration of the third stage turbine disk of the No. 4 engine. The accident occurred shortly after takeoff from San Francisco, at an altitude of about 800 feet above the ground.
Disintegration of the turbine disk was followed by a fire in the No. 4 engine area and an explosion in the outboard
reserve fuel tank. The No. 4 engine and approximately 25 feet of the right outer wing separated from the aircraft.
The fire was extinguished and a successful emergency landing was accomplished at Travis Air Force Base, California, with no injuries to the 143 passengers or 10 crewmembers aboard the flight.