El Al Flight 1862
 Aftermath of the disaster | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 October 1992 |
| Summary | Crashed following dual engine separation and loss of control |
| Site | Amsterdam-Zuidoost, Netherlands 52°19′8″N 4°58′30″E / 52.31889°N 4.97500°E |
| Total fatalities | 43 |
| Total injuries | 26 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 747-258F |
| Operator | El Al |
| Registration | 4X-AXG |
| Flight origin | John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, US |
| Stopover | Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Netherlands |
| Destination | Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Occupants | 4 |
| Passengers | 1 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 39 |
| Ground injuries | 26 (11 serious, 15 minor) |
El Al Flight 1862 was an aviation accident that took place on October 4, 1992 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. A Boeing 747 cargo jet from the Israeli airline El Al, coming from New York, made a stopover at the Amsterdam-Schiphol airport to refuel its tanks and carry out various operations on the ground. After this technical stop, the flight was scheduled to continue its journey to Tel Aviv. A few minutes after takeoff, engine number 3 fell off due to metal fatigue with the pins that connected the engine pylon to the wing. Engine number 3 proceeded to knock off engine number 4 from the right wing. The aircraft became uncontrollable and crashed in an Amsterdam neighborhood called Bijlmermeer. For this reason, the accident is also known as the Bijlmer Disaster.
Accident
[change | change source]The Boeing 747 cargo slams into the 11 story apartment building, killing all 4 people on board plus 43 people on the ground and injuring 26 others.
It is the deadliest aviation accident to occur in the Netherlands.
In popular culture
[change | change source]The crash was depicted in National Geographic documentaries Seconds From Disaster episode "Amsterdam Air Crash" and Air Crash Investigation episode "High Rise Catastrophe".
