Boeing 747-100 crash, Nov 20, 1974 (59 killed), Nairobi-J...
Boeing 747-100 accident on November 20, 1974 near Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta (ex Embakasi) Nairobi City District, Kenya with 59 fatalities. Cause: The crew...
- Date: November 20, 1974
- Aircraft: Boeing 747-100
- Location: Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta (ex Embakasi) Nairobi City District, Kenya
- Fatalities: 59
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The crew began the takeoff with the leading edge flaps retracted because the system that drives them had not been switched on, so the aircraft flew in a partially stalled state that the crew did not recognize in time. The lack of a takeoff configuration warning was a major contributing factor.
A Lufthansa Boeing 747 named Hessen took off from Nairobi Embakasi with its leading edge flaps retracted and stalled after liftoff. It struck the ground beyond the runway end, hit an embankment and broke up in a fire, killing 59 people and injuring 98 others.