Ilyushin II-62 crash, Mar 14, 1980 (87 killed), Warsaw-Ok...
Ilyushin II-62 accident on March 14, 1980 near Warsaw-Okęcie-Frederic Chopin, Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie), Poland with 87 fatalities.
- Date: March 14, 1980
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-62
- Location: Warsaw-Okęcie-Frederic Chopin, Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie), Poland
- Fatalities: 87
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
LOT Polish Airlines flight LO007 from Montreal to Warsaw via New York JFK crashed while approaching Warsaw-Okecie Airport on 14 March 1980. Engine no. 2 exploded during a go-around, damaging engine no. 1 and the rudder and elevator control cables, and the aircraft entered an uncontrolled dive. It crashed about 900 meters short of runway 15 and all 87 occupants were killed, including the US boxing team and singer Anna Jantar.