What the records say
- When
- 7 Oct 2008
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 22.23° S, 114.09° E
- Description
- 2008 aircraft incident
- Deaths
- 0
Qantas Flight 72
2008 aviation accident over the Indian Ocean
Qantas Flight 72 (QF72) was a scheduled flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Perth Airport by an Airbus A330. On 7 October 2008, the flight made an emergency landing at Learmonth Airport near the town of Exmouth, Western Australia, following an in-flight upset that included a pair of sudden, uncommanded pitch-down manoeuvres that caused severe injuries—including fractures, lacerations and spinal injuries—to severa…
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