Airplane Crash - Near Warsaw, Poland 03/14/1980
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Warsaw, Poland
| Date | 03/14/1980 |
| Time | 11:00 |
| Location | Near Warsaw, Poland |
| Operator | LOT Polish Airlines |
| Flight # | 007 |
| Route | New York City - Warsaw |
| Type | Ilyushin IL-62 |
| Registration | SP-LAA |
| Cn/In | 11004 |
| Aboard | 87 |
| Fatalities | 87 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | While attempting to land at Warsaw, the crew initiated an overshoot procedure after there were indications that the landing gear was not down. When thrust was applied, the No. 2 engine disintegrated, damaging two other engines and severing the rudder and elevator control lines. The plane crashed one-half mile from the runway threshold. Metal fatigue in the No. 2 engine turbine disc. The dead included 22 members of the U.S. boxing team and Polish singer Anna Jantar. The aircraft was named Mikolaj Kopernik. |
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