Bird strike, resulting in engine failure and overrun of the runway
Site
Brussels Airport
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 747-200F
Operator
Kalitta Air
IATA flight No.
K4207
ICAO flight No.
CKS207
Call sign
CONNIE 207 HEAVY
Registration
N704CK
Flight origin
John F. Kennedy Airport
Stopover
Brussels Airport
Destination
Bahrain International Airport
Occupants
5
Passengers
1
Crew
4
Fatalities
0
Injuries
4
Survivors
5
Kalitta Air Flight 207 (K4207/CKS207) was a scheduled cargo flight between John F. Kennedy Airport to Bahrain International Airport with a technical stopover at Brussels.[1][2] On May 25, 2008, the Boeing 747-200 overran runway 20 (later renumbered to 19[3]) during takeoff at Brussels Airport, causing the aircraft to split into three large pieces.[4][5] The occupants sustained minor injuries.[6]
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