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Kegworth air disaster

47Fatalities
79Survivors
126On board

Accident details

What happened

A Boeing 737 crashes near Kegworth, Leicestershire, United Kingdom, after one of its engines loses a fan blade and fails. Of the 118 passengers and eight crew, 79 survive. The incident became known as the Kegworth air disaster and is the first loss of a Boeing 737-400.

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