Kegworth air disaster - Possible causes

Title

Kegworth air disaster - Possible causes

Genre

News report; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

10 Jan 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:21

Description

Kegworth air disaster. Transport Secretary Paul Channon confirms that the fire in one aircraft engine had apparently been dealt with but that there had been further problems during the emergency landing of the stricken Boeing 737. Chief accident investigator, Ed Trimble on the other apparently undamaged engine having been shut down before the crash. Simon Israel reports.

Contributors

Simon Israel; Paul Channon; Ed Trimble

Keywords

Air accidents; Fires; UK; Great Britain; Aeroplanes; England; Air safety; Disasters; Aviation; Leicestershire; Jet engines; Kegworth air disaster (1989); Boeing 737

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