Boeing 747-200 crash, May 25, 2008, Brussels
Boeing 747-200 accident on May 25, 2008 near Brussels, Flemish Brabant, Belgium with no fatalities. Cause: Rejected takeoff after V1 following the bird...
- Date: May 25, 2008
- Aircraft: Boeing 747-200
- Location: Brussels, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Rejected takeoff after V1 following the bird ingestion and engine 3 stall. Contributing factors included the crew's situational awareness, limited use of deceleration devices, and a runway end safety area shorter than ICAO recommended.
A Kalitta Air 747 freighter was taking off from Brussels when engine 3 ingested a bird and stalled. The captain rejected the takeoff about 12 knots after V1, and the aircraft overran the runway and broke into three parts on a railway embankment. No one was killed and the crew left through the service door.