British Airways Flight 38

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On 17 January 2008, British Airways Flight 38, flying in from Beijing Capital, China, crashed just short of the runway of its destination airport, London Heathrow, United Kingdom. There were no fatalities. Of the 152 people on board, 47 sustained injuries, one serious. It was the first time in the model's history that a Boeing 777-200ER was written off, and the first hull loss of any Boeing 777.
British Airways Flight 38 (IATA code "BA 38") is a scheduled passenger flight from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) in China to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) in the United Kingdom, a 8,100-kilometre (4,400 nmi; 5,000 mi) trip. The aircraft involved in the accident was a 150-tonne Boeing 777-236ER, registration G-YMMM (manufacturer's serial number 30314, line number 342), powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent 895-17 engines. The aircraft first flew on 18 May 2001 and was delivered to British Airways on 31 May 2001. It had a seating capacity for 233 passengers. On board were 16 crew members and 136 passengers. The crew consisted of Captain Mazeh Ceng, Senior First Officer Belmonkey, First Officer Hannirunn, and 13 cabin crew members. The captain had 12,700 total flight hours, with 8,450 in Boeing 777 aircraft. The senior first officer had 9,000 total flight hours, with 7,000 in Boeing 777 aircraft. The first officer had 5,000 total flight hours, with 1,120 in Boeing 777 aircraft.

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