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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 June 1973 |
| Summary | Hard landing resulting from in-flight ground spoiler deployment due to pilot error |
| Site | John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City |
| Operator | Loftleiðir Icelandic Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | LL509 |
| ICAO flight No. | LL509 |
| Call sign | LOFTLEIDIR 509 |
| Registration | N8960T |
| Flight origin | Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1st stopover | Oslo Airport, Fornebu, Norway |
| 2nd stopover | Keflavík International Airport, Keflavík, Iceland |
| Destination | John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City |
| Occupants | 128 |
| Passengers | 119 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 8 |
| Survivors | 128 (all) |
Loftleiðir Icelandic Airlines Flight 509 was a scheduled passenger flight from Stockholm, Sweden to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City via Oslo, Norway and Keflavík, Iceland. On 23 June 1973, the Douglas DC-8-61 operating the flight crashed on landing at Kennedy Airport when the aircraft's ground spoilers were inadvertently deployed prior to touchdown, damaging the aircraft substantially and causing serious injuries to eight of the 119 occupants, although no fatalities occurred and the aircraft was later repaired.[1][2]
Accident[edit]
Investigation[edit]
See also[edit]
- Air Canada Flight 621, a nearly-identical accident in Toronto three years earlier which resulted in 109 fatalities
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Transportation Safety Board.
- ^ "Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines, Inc., Douglas DC-8-61, John F . Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York, June 23, 1973" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. 5 December 1973. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ . rzjets https://rzjets.net/aircraft/?reg=140504. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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External links[edit]
- NTSB accident report (summary, PDF)
- Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network (archive)