Originally Posted by
cockpitvisit
So how many people lost their lives because passengers wanted to take their hand baggage with them during an evacuation?
British Airtours Flight 28M.
Takeoff was aborted and the captain ordered the evacuation of the aircraft.
Even though the evacuation of passengers and crew started the moment the aircraft came to a stop, many passengers remained trapped and dead within the fuselage.
This disaster resulted in the deaths of 53 passengers and 2 crew members.
15 of those that did escape had suffered serious injuries.