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Loftleiðir Icelandic Airlines Flight 509
Accident
Date23 June 1973 (1973-06-23)
SummaryHard landing resulting from in-flight ground spoiler deployment due to pilot error
SiteJohn F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City
OperatorLoftleiðir Icelandic Airlines
IATA flight No.LL509
ICAO flight No.LL509
Call signLOFTLEIDIR 509
RegistrationN8960T
Flight originStockholm Arlanda Airport, Stockholm, Sweden
1st stopoverOslo Airport, Fornebu, Norway
2nd stopoverKeflavík International Airport, Keflavík, Iceland
DestinationJohn F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City
Occupants128
Passengers119
Crew9
Fatalities0
Injuries8
Survivors128 (all)

Loftleiðir Icelandic Airlines Flight 509 was a scheduled passenger flight from Stockholm, Sweden to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City via Oslo, Norway and Keflavík, Iceland. On 23 June 1973, the Douglas DC-8-61 operating the flight crashed on landing at Kennedy Airport when the aircraft's ground spoilers were inadvertently deployed prior to touchdown, damaging the aircraft substantially and causing serious injuries to eight of the 119 occupants, although no fatalities occurred and the aircraft was later repaired.[1][2]

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  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Transportation Safety Board.

  1. ^ "Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines, Inc., Douglas DC-8-61, John F . Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York, June 23, 1973" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. 5 December 1973. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ . rzjets https://rzjets.net/aircraft/?reg=140504. Retrieved 18 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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