Air disaster

Kegworth air disaster

8 Jan 1989 · 52.83° N, 1.30° W

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When
8 Jan 1989
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
52.83° N, 1.30° W
Description
British air accident, 1989
Deaths
47
Injured
79

Kegworth air disaster

1989 aviation accident in England

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.

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