b747-200f uni-top airlines by longanbieu
Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 was a Boeing 747-2B5F, registered HL7451 bound for Milan Malpensa Airport, that crashed due to instrument malfunction and pilot error on 22 December 1999 shortly after take-off from London Stansted Airport where the final leg of its route from South Korea to Italy had begun. The aircraft crashed into Hatfield Forest near the village of Great Hallingbury, close to, but clear of, some houses. All four crew on board died.[2][3]
Accident
Date: 22 December 1999
Cause: Crashed after take off due to pilot error caused by instrument failure compounded by poor CRM
Site: Great Hallingbury, England, United Kingdom
51°51'23?N 0°12'59?E[1]
Aircraft
Aircraft type: Boeing 747-2B5F
Operator: Korean Air Cargo
IATA flight No: KE8509
ICAO flight No: KAL8509
Call sign: KOREAN AIR 8509
Registration: HL7451
Flight origin: Gimpo International Airport, Seoul, South Korea
1st stopover: Tashkent International Airport, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2nd stopover: London Stansted Airport, England, United Kingdom
Destination: Milan Malpensa Airport, Milan, Italy
Occupants: 4
Passengers: 0
Crew: 4
Fatalities: 4
Survivors: 0
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor b747-200f uni-top airlines
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 272.0ft (82.9m)
- Length 233.0ft (71.0m)
- Height 139.2ft (42.4m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 371,698lbs (168,599kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.07
- Wing Loading 54.2lbs/ft2 (264.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 6,856.2ft2 (637.0m2)
- Drag Points 45646
Parts
- Number of Parts 850
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 3,932
