What the records say
- When
- 17 Mar 1977
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 55.52° N, 4.61° W
- Description
- plane crash
- Deaths
- 0
1977 British Airtours Boeing 707 crash
Plane crash in Scotland
On 17 March 1977, a British Airtours Boeing 707 being used for pilot training crashed and caught fire during its take-off roll at Glasgow Prestwick Airport. All four crew members on board survived.
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