What the records say
- When
- 20 Mar 2009
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 37.67° S, 144.84° E
- Description
- Tailstrike incident
- Deaths
- 0
- Injured
- 0
Emirates Flight 407
2009 aviation accident in Melbourne, Australia
Emirates Flight 407 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Emirates from Auckland to Dubai with a stopover in Melbourne, operated by an Airbus A340 aircraft. On 20 March 2009, the aircraft failed to take off properly at Melbourne Airport, hitting several structures at the end of the runway before climbing and then returning to the airport for a safe landing.
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