What the records say
- When
- 21 Dec 1994
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 52.38° N, 1.45° W
- Description
- aviation accident
- Deaths
- 5
- Injured
- 0
Air Algérie Flight 702P
1994 air crash in England
Air Algérie Flight 702P was a domestic flight operated by a Boeing 737-200 owned by Air Algérie under lease to Phoenix Aviation. On 21 December 1994, in low visibility conditions, it collided with power transmission cables and a pylon during its final approach to Coventry Airport in the United Kingdom. The aircraft subsequently overturned and damaged several houses before crashing inverted into a wooded area beyond.
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