Date: | February 15, 1961 |
Location: | Near Brussels, Belgium |
Aircraft: | Boeing B-707-320 |
Reg: | OO-SJB |
Airline: | Sabena |
Flight No: | 548 |
Fatalities: | 72 : 72 |
Failure of the aircraft's flying controls, possibly jamming of the outboard ailerons or unwanted extension of the spoilers caused the plane to nose down and crash while attempting to land. Eighteen members of the U.S. figure skating team killed. |