Coordinates: 52°19′8″N 4°58′30″E / 52.31889°N 4.975°E / 52.31889; 4.975
On 4 October 1992, El Al Flight 1862, a Boeing 747 cargo plane of the Israeli airline El Al, crashed into the Groeneveen and Klein-Kruitberg flats in the Bijlmermeer (colloquially "Bijlmer") neighbourhood (part of Amsterdam Zuidoost) of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For the location in the Bijlmermeer, the crash is known in Dutch as the "Bijlmerramp" ("Bijlmer disaster"). A total of 43 people were killed, including the plane's crew of three, a non-revenue passenger in a jump seat, and 39 people on the ground. Many more were injured. This accident remains the deadliest aviation accident to ever occur on Dutch soil. The disaster was made worse by the fact that the plane exploded and started a large fire after the crash.
Read more about El Al Flight 1862: Fatal Flight, Crash, Causes, Official Victim Count, Health Issues, Cargo, Alterations To Boeing Aircraft, Memorial, Communication Recording Between Ground Control and El AL 1862 Flight Crew
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