John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, New York, United States
Destination
San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California, United States
Occupants
183
Passengers
172
Crew
11
Fatalities
183
Survivors
0
LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Warsaw, Poland to New York City, the United States. In the late-morning hours of 9 May 1987, the Ilyushin Il-62M operating the flight crashed in the Kabaty Woods nature reserve on the outskirts of Warsaw around 56 minutes after departure. All 183 passengers and crew on board were killed in the crash, making it the deadliest accident involving an Ilyushin Il-62, and the deadliest aviation disaster in Polish history.[1]
The accident was determined to have been caused by the disintegration of an engine shaft due to faulty bearings. This led to a catastrophic failure of the two left engines and then an onboard fire, both of which eventually destroyed all flight-control systems.[2]
^Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-62M SP-LBG Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 2020-08-01. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
^"Photo and report". www.planecrashinfo.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
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