Accident | |
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Date | 17 March 1977 |
Summary | Loss of control during a training takeoff with simulated engine failure |
Site | Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Scotland, United Kingdom 55°30′58″N 4°36′47″W / 55.516°N 4.613°W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 707-436 |
Operator | British Airtours |
Registration | G-APFK |
Flight origin | Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Destination | Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 1 |
Survivors | 4 |
On 17 March 1977 a British Airtours Boeing 707 being used for pilot training crashed and caught fire during its take-off roll at Glasgow Prestwick Airport. All four crew members on board survived.