Date: February 06, 1958
Location: Munich, Germany
Aircraft: Airspeed Ambassador A5-57
Reg: G-ALZU
Airline: British European Airways
Flight No: 609
Fatalities: 44 : 23

The wreckage of a British European Airways Ambassador at Munich, Germany that killed 23 of 44 aboard including eight members of the Manchester United football team. Either ice on the wings or slush on the runway caused the plane to not gain altitude.