Incident description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | 08 OCT 1998 |
| Time: | 13:00 UTC |
| Type: | Aérospatiale / BAC Concorde 102 |
| Operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-BOAC |
| C/n / msn: | 204 |
| First flight: | 1975 |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls Royce 593/610 Olympus |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 62 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 71 |
| Airplane damage: | Minor |
| Airplane fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | North Atlantic (Atlantic Ocean) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL), United Kingdom |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 001 |
British Airways flight 001 experienced a partial separation of the lower rudder while in cruise flight over the North Atlantic, off the coast of New Foundland.
No full formal investigation was conducted. The AAIB Bulletin does not contain a Probable Cause statement. Sources:
» AAIB Bulletin 12/2000
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from London-Heathrow Airport to New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY as the crow flies is 5499 km (3437 miles).
Distance from London-Heathrow Airport to New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY as the crow flies is 5499 km (3437 miles).
