Tag: 322 Survivors Aviation Incident
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On This Day In 2001: Aeroflot Flight 521 belly-landed in Dubai after a forgotten circuit breaker left its landing gear retracted, yet all 322 safe without any injuries
On September 21, 2001, Aeroflot Flight 521 was approaching Dubai International Airport after an otherwise uneventful flight from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. The aircraft, an Ilyushin Il-86 registered RA-86074, was carrying 307 passengers and 15 crew members. What happened during the final stages of the approach turned the routine arrival into a potentially catastrophic accident. As…
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