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| Date: | Tuesday 16 September 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale / BAC Concorde 102 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-BOAF |
| MSN: | 216 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Olympus 593 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD/KIAD) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD/KIAD) |
| London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
No.8 tyre blew on takeoff from Washington-Dulles Airport. Upon landing, pieces of tire damaged the engine and airframe.
Sources:
1. AAIB: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. http://www.concordesst.com/accident/past.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 April 1982 | G-BOAF | British Airways | 0 | London |  |
unk |
| Tire failure | ||||||
| 29 January 1988 | G-BOAF | British Airways | 0 | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
unk |
| 15 July 1993 | G-BOAF | British Airways | 0 | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
min |
| Tire failure | ||||||
| 13 June 2000 | G-BOAF | British Airways | 0 | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
min |
| Tire failure | ||||||
| 15 March 2002 | G-BOAF | British Airways | 0 | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2012 07:22 | harro | Added |
| 09-Dec-2015 22:31 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Dec-2015 23:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
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