El Al Flight 1862
On 4 October 1992, El Al Flight 1862, a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft of the Israeli airline El Al, crashed into the Groeneveen and Klein-Kruitberg flats in the Bijlmermeer (colloquially "Bijlmer") neighbourhood of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The crash is known in Dutch as the Bijlmerramp (Bijlmer disaster).
Aftermath of the disaster | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 October 1992 |
| Summary | Crashed following dual engine separation and loss of control |
| Site | Amsterdam-Zuidoost Near Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Netherlands 52°19′8″N 4°58′30″E |
| Total fatalities | 43 |
| Total injuries | 26 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 747-258F |
| Operator | El Al |
| IATA flight No. | LY1862 |
| ICAO flight No. | ELY1862 |
| Call sign | ELAL 1862 |
| 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 |
| Passengers | 1 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 39 |
| Ground injuries | 26 (11 serious, 15 minor) |
43 people were killed, including all four on board and 39 on the ground.: 9 11 people were seriously injured and 15 received minor injuries. The exact number killed on the ground is uncertain, as the building housed many illegal immigrants. The crash is the deadliest aviation disaster to have occurred in the Netherlands.
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