Fatal Error

Synopsis

A new British Midland Boeing 737 crashed into the M1 near Kegworth in Leicestershire with the loss of 47 lives in 1989, allegedly due to pilot error. Asks whether the industry used the pilots as scapegoats in order to retain confidence in the aircraft.

Series

Taking Liberties, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min.

Year of production

1991

Availability

Sale; 1997 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Subjects

Engineering

Keywords

air crashes; aircraft

Credits

Producer

Nick Catliff

Contributor

Steve Haywood

Cast

David Jessel

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£195.00

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

30 minutes

Year

2012

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’