| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | February 06, 1958 |
| Time: | 14:17 |
| Location: | Munich, Germany |
| Operator: | British European Airways |
| Flight #: | 609 |
| Route: | Munich - Manchester |
| AC Type: | Airspeed Ambassador A5-57 |
| Registration: | G-ALZU |
| cn / ln: | 5217 |
| Aboard: | 44 (passengers:38 crew:6) |
| Fatalities: | 23 (passengers:21 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed during takeoff in a snowstorm. The aircraft never lifted from the runway, crashed through the barrier fence and into a house. A German inquiry into the accident concluded that an accumulation of ice on the wings was the cause of the accident. An English inquiry disagreed, stating drag, due to slush on the runway was the cause of the accident. Eight members of the Manchester United football (soccer) team killed. The aircraft was named the Elizabethan. |
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