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Date Sunday 6 September 1992
Time 20:45
Type Silhouette image of generic T154 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Tupolev Tu-154
Operator LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze
Registration
MSN
Year of manufature
Crew Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total occupants Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 153
Aircraft damage Substantial
Location Krakow-Balice International Airport   Poland
Phase Taxi
Nature Passenger
Departure Airport London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL)
Destination Airport Balice International Airport, Krakow
Narrative The airplane operated on the route London-Krakow-Warsaw. Shortly after landing at Balice Airport, in rain and high winds with low visibilty, the Tu-154 struck a military vehicle on the taxiway. The driver of vehicle was slightly injured.
The airport fire rescue team attended quickly to contain the fuel leak.

sources

archives of polish press - "Gazeta Wyborcza", 8 IX 1992, nr 211

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Date/time Contributor Updates
11-Mar-2009 13:26 Matio Added
11-Mar-2009 13:28 harro Updated
14-Jul-2011 12:34 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]

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