Boeing 737-200 crash, Dec 21, 1994 (5 killed), Coventry
Boeing 737-200 accident on December 21, 1994 near Coventry, West Midlands, United Kingdom with 5 fatalities. Cause: The crew descended well below the...
- Date: December 21, 1994
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Coventry, West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew descended well below the approach path and minimum descent height without visual references, and fatigue impaired their performance; the AAIB also cited the non-observance of altimeter cross-checks.
A Boeing 737 cargo flight carrying live animals was flying a surveillance radar approach to Coventry in lifting fog. It descended below minimum descent height and struck an electricity pylon on the extended centreline, then rolled and crashed in woodland near housing where an intense fire followed. All five people on board were killed.