Kegworth air disaster · Kegworth
On January 8, 1989, Kegworth air disaster (Kegworth). 47 people died.
- Date
- January 8, 1989
- Place
- Kegworth
- Operator
- British Midland Airways Limited
- Killed
- 47
- Injured
- 79
- Position
- 52.832°N, 1.299°W
- Wikidata ID
- Q2062178
From Wikipedia
The Kegworth air disaster occurred when British Midland Airways Flight 092, a Boeing 737-400, crashed onto the motorway embankment between the M1 motorway and A453 road near Kegworth, Leicestershire, England, while attempting to make an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport on 8 January 1989.
The aircraft was on a scheduled flight from London Heathrow Airport to Belfast International Airport. When a fan blade broke in the left engine, smoke was drawn into the cabin through the air conditioning system. The pilots believed this indicated a fault in the right engine, since earlier models of the 737 ventilated the cabin from the right, and they were unaware that the 737-400 used a different system. The pilots retarded the right thrust lever and the symptoms of smoke and vibration cleared, leading them to believe the problem had been identified, and then the right engine was shut down.
On the final stage of the approach, thrust was increased on the left engine.
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