Boeing 707 crash, Apr 8, 1968 (5 killed), London-Heathrow...
Boeing 707 accident on April 8, 1968 near London-Heathrow London Metropolis, United Kingdom with 5 fatalities. Cause: According to the official report,...
- Date: April 8, 1968
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: London-Heathrow London Metropolis, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: According to the official report, the No. 2 engine failed because of fatigue failure of the Stage 5 low pressure compressor wheel.
A BOAC Boeing 707 on a flight from London Heathrow to Zurich, with onward routing to Sydney, lost its No. 2 engine about twenty seconds after takeoff, and the engine caught fire. The crew declared a Mayday and landed on runway 05 Right, but the fire continued and the aircraft burned after coming to rest. Five people were killed.