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Lufthansa Flight 540
D-ABYB, the 747 involved, seen in July 1970
Accident
Date
20 November 1974 (1974-11-20)
Summary
Crashed shortly after takeoff due to pilot error and design flaw
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Nairobi, Kenya
Destination
Jan Smuts Int'l Airport Johannesburg, South Africa
Occupants
157
Passengers
140
Crew
17
Fatalities
59
Injuries
55
Survivors
98
Lufthansa Flight 540 was a scheduled commercial flight for Lufthansa, serving the Frankfurt–Nairobi–Johannesburg route.
On 20 November 1974, the Boeing 747-130 that was operating as Flight 540 was carrying 157 people (140 passengers and 17 crew members) crashed and caught fire shortly after taking off from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi for the last leg of the flight, resulting in the deaths of 55 passengers and 4 crew members. This was the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 747.[1]
^Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 747-130 D-ABYB Nairobi International Airport (NBO)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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