Lauda Air Flight 004 facts for kids
Lauda Air Flight 004 was a passenger flight from Hong Kong to Vienna, Austria via Bangkok, Thailand. On May 26, 1991 the Boeing 767 exploded mid-flight over the Burma-Thai border. The thrust reverser in the No.1 engine did not work and killed all 223 people on board.
Nationality | Passngers | Crew | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Austria | 74 | 9 | 83 |
Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bolivia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Brazil | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Canada | 2 | 0 | 2 |
China | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
France | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Germany | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Hong Kong | 52 | 0 | 52 |
Hungary | 2 | 0 | 2 |
India | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Ireland | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Israel | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Italy | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Jamaica | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mexico | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Norway | 1 | 0 | 1 |
New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Philippines | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Portugal | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
South Africa | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Sweden | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Switzerland | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Taiwan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Thailand | 39 | 0 | 39 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 |
United Kingdom | 2 | 0 | 2 |
United States | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 213 | 10 | 223 |
Images for kids
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Niki Lauda travelled to Thailand to assist in the investigation
See also
In Spanish: Vuelo 004 de Lauda Air para niños
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