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When did the plane crash at East Midlands?
8 January 1989
A Boeing 737, carrying 126 people, crashed on the M1 near Kegworth, in Leicestershire, on 8 January 1989. Representatives from the village and East Midlands Airport attended a small ceremony at 09:00 GMT.
When was the M1 plane crash?
8th January 1989
At 19:52 on the evening of 8th January 1989 British Midland flight 92 took off from London Heathrow bound for Belfast International Airport. 42 minutes later 47 people on board would be dead due in part to confusion.
Where is the Kegworth air disaster memorial?
Kegworth cemetery
English: The memorial is situated at the top of Kegworth cemetery on Whatton Road in the village. It consists of several engraved stones listing all 47 names; as well as information about the disaster, a dedication from the people of Kegworth and a Bible verse taken from Romans chapter 8, verses 38 and 39.
When was the last major UK plane crash?
18 June – British European Airways Hawker Siddeley Trident 1C G-ARPI entered a deep stall shortly after take-off from London Heathrow Airport and crashed near Staines, Middlesex, killing all 118 people on board. As of 2020, this remains the deadliest accident involving a civil aircraft in the United Kingdom.
When was the last plane crash UK?
Did the pilot survive Kegworth?
Most of the deaths occurred at the front of the plane, but 79 people – including the two pilots, Captain Kevin Hunt and co-pilot David McClelland – survived. Mr Salter was on emergency duty that night and was the first person on the scene of the accident.
What happened to the Kegworth pilots?
The pilots involved in the Kegworth air disaster claimed they were made scapegoats. They were criticised for shutting down the wrong engine in the official accident report and were sacked from British Midland in January 1991. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said they acted hastily and contrary to their training.
What happened to British Midland Airways Flight 092?
British Midland Airways Flight 092 (often referred to as the Kegworth Air Disaster) was a passenger flight from London to Belfast. It crashed after an engine failure, and it killed 47 of the 126 on board. Captain Kevin Hunt and First Officer David McClelland are in charge of the flight, and have both flown on this new aircraft before.
What kind of engine does a British Midland jet have?
It was fitted with French-American CFM International CFM56 turbofan engines. Delivery to British Midland followed just nine days later, with the aircraft configured with a 156-seat all-economy layout. As such, G-OBME had been with the airline for less than three months at the time of the crash.
What happened to British Midland and BMI?
British Midland rebranded as BMI in 2001. This was the same year that it received its first widebody aircraft, an Airbus A330-200. The following year, it founded a low-cost subsidiary, known as Bmibaby. However, over the next decade, BMI began making heavy losses.