LOT Flight 7 crashed near Okęcie Airport in Warsaw, Poland, on 14 March 1980, due to mechanical failure as the crew aborted a landing and attempted to go-around. All 87 crew and passengers died.
Read more about LOT Flight 7: The Aircraft, Crash, Investigation, Sequence of Events, Causes of Disaster, The Engine Shaft’s Explosive Disintegration, Aftermath
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