Air disaster

British Airways Flight 2276

8 Sep 2015 · 36.08° N, 115.15° W

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When
8 Sep 2015
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
36.08° N, 115.15° W
Description
2015 aircraft fire at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Deaths
0
Injured
27
Participants
172
Cause
failure

British Airways Flight 2276

2015 aircraft accident in Nevada

British Airways Flight 2276 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Las Vegas, Nevada, to London Gatwick Airport, England. On 8 September 2015, the Boeing 777 operating the flight suffered an uncontained engine failure and fire in the left (#1) GE90 engine during take-off from Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, prompting an aborted take-off and the evacuation of all passengers and crew.

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