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| Date: | Sunday 1 November 1987 |
| Time: | 13:18 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-136 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-AWNB |
| MSN: | 19762/41 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 338 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Damage sustained to undercarriage and wing skin durign the stsart of the take off run at London Heathrow Airport, Hounslow, Middlesex on 1/11/1987
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422ef9540f0b6134200025b/Boeing_747-135__G-AWNB_07-88.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=AWNB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 May 1975 | G-AWNB | British Airways | 0 | near Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) | |
min |
| Forced landing | ||||||
| 4 October 1995 | G-AWNB | British Airways | 0 | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
min |
| Collision with Ground support equipment | ||||||
| 19 February 1996 | G-AWNB | British Airways | 0 | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
min |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2015 22:51 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 21-Feb-2017 21:31 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 21-Feb-2017 21:32 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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