LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007
SP-LAA, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 1979 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14 March 1980 |
| Summary | Faulty turbine shaft led to uncontained engine failure and loss of flight controls |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-62 |
| Aircraft name | Mikołaj Kopernik |
| Operator | LOT Polish Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | LO007 |
| ICAO flight No. | LOT007 |
| Call sign | LOT 007 |
| Registration | SP-LAA |
| Flight origin | John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York (JFK/KJFK) |
| Destination | Warsaw-Okecie Airport, Poland (WAW/EPWA) |
| Occupants | 87 |
| Passengers | 77 |
| Crew | 10 |
| Fatalities | 87 |
| Survivors | 0 |
LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007 was an Ilyushin Il-62 that crashed near Warsaw-Okecie Airport in Poland, on 14 March 1980, as the crew aborted a landing and attempted to go-around, killing all 77 passengers and 10 crew members on board. It was caused by the disintegration of a turbine disc in one of the plane's engines, leading to uncontained engine failure. The turbine shaft was later found to have manufacturing faults.