A6-EMW, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in January 2016
Accident
Date
3 August 2016 (2016-08-03); 7 years, 8 months ago
Summary
Crashed during go-around due to pilot error in failure to monitor thrust[1]: 134
Site
Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 25°14′51″N55°22′46″E / 25.24750°N 55.37944°E / 25.24750; 55.37944
Total fatalities
1
Total injuries
39
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 777-31H
Operator
Emirates
IATA flight No.
EK521
ICAO flight No.
UAE521
Call sign
EMIRATES 521
Registration
A6-EMW
Flight origin
Trivandrum International Airport, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Destination
Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Occupants
300
Passengers
282
Crew
18
Fatalities
0
Injuries
32
Survivors
300
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities
1
Ground injuries
7
Emirates Flight 521 (EK521/UAE521) was a scheduled international passenger flight from Thiruvananthapuram, India, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates,[2] operated by Emirates using a Boeing 777-300.[3] On 3 August 2016 the aircraft, carrying 282 passengers and 18 crew,[4][5] crashed while landing at Dubai International Airport.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
All 300 people on board survived the accident; 32 were injured and 4 were seriously injured.[1] An airport firefighter died during the rescue operation; another seven firefighters were injured.[1][11] The accident is the only hull loss of an Emirates aircraft.[12]
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^"Emirates flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram crash lands at Dubai airport – Firstpost". 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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^Dean, Jon (3 August 2016). "Emirates plane crash fire: Live updates after jet crash-lands at Dubai International Airport with 24 Brits on board". Mirror. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
^Burke, Louise (3 August 2016). "Dubai plane crash: Emirates expects network-wide delay after flight EK521 bursts into flames on crash-landing". Telegraph (UK). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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