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El Al Flight 1862
plane crash in the Netherlands in 1992 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
El Al Flight 1862 was an aviation accident that took place on October 4, 1992 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. A Boeing 747 cargo jet from the Israeli airline El Al, coming from New York, made a stopover at the Amsterdam-Schiphol airport to refuel its tanks and carry out various operations on the ground. After this technical stop, the flight was scheduled to continue its journey to Tel Aviv. A few minutes after takeoff, engine number 3 fell off due to metal fatigue with the pins that connected the engine pylon to the wing. Engine number 3 proceeded to knock off engine number 4 from the right wing. The aircraft became uncontrollable and crashed in an Amsterdam neighborhood called Bijlmermeer. For this reason, the accident is also known as the Bijlmer Disaster.
![]() Aftermath of the disaster | |
Accident | |
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Date | 4 October 1992; 31 years ago (1992-10-04) |
Summary | Crashed following dual engine separation and loss of control |
Site | Amsterdam-Zuidoost, Netherlands 52°19′8″N 4°58′30″E |
Total fatalities | 43 |
Total injuries | 26 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 747-258F |
Operator | El Al |
Registration | 4X-AXG |
Flight origin | John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, US |
Stopover | Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Netherlands |
Destination | Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel |
Occupants | 4 |
Passengers | 1 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 4 |
Survivors | 0 |
Ground casualties | |
Ground fatalities | 39 |
Ground injuries | 26 (11 serious, 15 minor) |