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SABENA FLIGHT 548 - CRASH

Sabena Flight 548 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Idlewild Airport in New York City to Brussels Airport in Belgium. On February 15, 1961, the Boeing 707-329 operating the flight crashed while approaching Brussels Airport, resulting in the deaths of all 72 people on board, as well as one person on the ground. Among the victims were the entire United States figure skating team, who were en route to the World Figure Skating Championships in Prague. The exact cause of the crash remains unclear, but the most likely explanation is a failure in the mechanism responsible for adjusting the tail stabilizer. Le vol Sabena 548 était un vol international régulier reliant l'aéroport d'Idlewild à New York à l'aéroport de Bruxelles en Belgique. Le 15 février 1961, le Boeing 707-329 assurant ce vol s'est écrasé lors de son approche vers l'aéroport de Bruxelles, tuant les 72 personnes à bord ainsi qu'une personne au sol. Parmi les victimes se trouvait l'intégralité de l'équipe américaine de patinage artistique, qui se rendait aux Championnats du monde de patinage artistique à Prague. La cause exacte de l'accident reste inconnue, bien que l'explication la plus probable soit une défaillance du mécanisme de réglage du stabilisateur horizontal. Sabena vlucht 548 was een geplande internationale passagiersvlucht van de luchthaven Idlewild in New York City naar de luchthaven van Brussel in België. Op 15 februari 1961 stortte de Boeing 707-329 die de vlucht uitvoerde neer tijdens de benadering van de luchthaven van Brussel, waarbij alle 72 mensen aan boord en één persoon op de grond omkwamen. Onder de slachtoffers bevond zich het volledige Amerikaanse kunstschaats team, dat onderweg was naar het Wereldkampioenschap Kunstschaatsen in Praag. De precieze oorzaak van het ongeluk is onbekend, maar de meest waarschijnlijke verklaring is een storing in het mechanisme dat de staartstabilisator afstemt.
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