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The Bijlmerramp (in English: Bijlmer disaster) was an airplane crash. On October 4, 1992, El Al Flight 1862, a Boeing 747 cargo plane of the Israel El Al airline crashed into the Groeneveen and Klein-Kruitberg flats in the Bijlmermeer (colloquially "Bijlmer") neighbourhood (part of 'Amsterdam Zuidoost') of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. A total of 43 people were killed, including...  MORE

The Bijlmerramp (in English: Bijlmer disaster) was an airplane crash. On October 4, 1992, El Al Flight 1862, a Boeing 747 cargo plane of the Israel El Al airline crashed into the Groeneveen and Klein-Kruitberg flats in the Bijlmermeer (colloquially "Bijlmer") neighbourhood (part of 'Amsterdam Zuidoost') of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. A total of 43 people were killed, including the plane's crew of three and a nonrevenue passenger in a jumpseat. Many more were injured. The plane, a cargo jet belonging to the Israeli carrier El Al, departed at 1810hrs from Schiphol airport, flying to Tel Aviv. Above the Gooimeer, two of the plane's turbofan engines broke off the right wing: A fuse pin on engine 3 failed due to metal fatigue, causing the engine and nacelle to tilt up and right due to gyroscopic forces, knocking engine 4 off the wing too. A China Airlines 747-200F freighter was brought down by the same causes in December 1991. The crew remained unaware of the extent of the damage, being unable to see the wing. The plane attempted to return to the airport to land. During the approach the flaps were extended as usual, which apparently rendered the plane uncontrollable. LESS