Ilyushin II-62 crash, May 9, 1987 (183 killed), Warsaw-Ok...
Ilyushin II-62 accident on May 9, 1987 near Warsaw-Okęcie-Frederic Chopin, Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie), Poland with 183 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: May 9, 1987
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-62
- Location: Warsaw-Okęcie-Frederic Chopin, Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie), Poland
- Fatalities: 183
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of engine No. 2 disconnected the elevator control system and led to cabin depressurisation, electrical damage and fire, after which the crew lost control during the turn back toward Warsaw
On 9 May 1987 a LOT Ilyushin Il-62M (SP-LBG) on LOT Flight 5055 to New York crashed in the Kabaty Woods about six kilometres from Warsaw Okecie airport after an engine failure. All 183 people aboard were killed, making it the largest air disaster in Polish aviation history.