- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | March 14, 1980 |
Time: | 1100 |
Location: | Near Warsaw, Poland |
Operator: | LOT Polish Airlines |
Flight #: | 007 |
Route: | New York City - Warsaw |
AC Type: | Ilyushin IL-62 |
Registration: | SP-LAA |
cn / ln: | 11004 |
Aboard: | 87 (passengers:77 crew:10) |
Fatalities: | 87 (passengers:77 crew:10) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | While attempting to land at Warsaw, the crew initiated an overshoot procedure after there were indications that the landing gear was not down. When thrust was applied, the No. 2 engine disintegrated, damaging two other engines and severing the rudder and elevator control lines. The plane crashed one-half mile from the runway threshold. Metal fatigue in the No. 2 engine turbine disc. The dead included 22 members of the U.S. boxing team and Polish singer Anna Jantar. The aircraft was named Mikolaj Kopernik. |
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