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Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 901
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Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 901, was a scheduled international flight operated by the Scandinavian Airlines System, that overran the runway at its destination at John F. Kennedy International Airport on February 28, 1984. The flight, using a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, originated at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden, before a stopover at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Norway. All 177 passengers and crew members on board survived, although 12 were injured. The runway overshoot was due to the crew's failure to monitor their airspeed and overreliance on the aircraft's autothrottle.[1][2]
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Date | February 28, 1984 (1984-02-28) |
Summary | Runway overrun |
Site | 650 ft (200 m) from Runway 04R at John F. Kennedy Airport |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 |
Aircraft name | Haakon Viking |
Operator | Scandinavian Airlines |
Call sign | SCANDINAVIAN 901 |
Registration | LN-RKB |
Flight origin | Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Stockholm, Sweden |
Stopover | Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Oslo, Norway |
Destination | John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, United States |
Occupants | 177 |
Passengers | 163 |
Crew | 14 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 12 |
Survivors | 177 |
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