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| Date: | Friday 16 January 1981 |
| Time: | 18:25 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-229 Adv. |
| Owner/operator: | Sabena |
| Registration: | OO-SDO |
| MSN: | 21177/433 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 60 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Antwerpen-Deurne Airport (ANR/EBAW) -
 Belgium
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Antwerpen-Deurne Airport (ANR/EBAW) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU Belgium |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Sabena Flight SN626 was scheduled to fly from London Heathrow to Antwerp. Onboard was 54 Passengers and 6 Crew. The flight to Antwerp was normal until approach. Rain had hit the airport and grip was minimal. Visibility was also suboptimal. The crew attempted their first approach but went around. On the second attempt the aircraft touched down but almost immediately veered off the runway and came to rest with its nose-gear deep into the mud.
Probable Cause:
Poor Visibility leading to the incorrect viewing of ILS lights combined with a wet runway lead to the aircraft leaving the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.skystef.be/regi/OO-SDO-incidentreport.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 December 2007 | VH-OZX | Ozjet Airlines | 0 | Jacksons Airport, Port Moresby |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2022 20:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 02-Apr-2025 11:49 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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