Ditching on the ground
Maybe this was the closest to the US accident in the sense that it suffered a double engine failure on climb-out and flew for only about 3 miles.
A PanInternational BAC 1-11 ex-HAM attempted a landing on an autobahn in 1971 after both engines were cooked by kerosene in the water injection system.
22 fatalities out of 121 on board after it hit a bridge pillar. So it was a hero-free event, long since forgotten.
Last edited by Dysag; 19th Jan 2009 at 19:35.