'Shuddering... then silence as plane came down without any engines': Survivor of one of UK's worst air disasters recalls moment flight plunged onto M1 killing 47 people
The British Midland Boeing 737 smashed into an M1 embankment in the Kegworth air disaster in Leicestershire following engine trouble on the night of January 8, 1989. She is among the survivors giving candid accounts about the terrifying scenes both before and after the crash in a new documentary called 'Kegworth: Flight to Disaster'. The plane was coming down without any engines. Some residents of Kegworth – who were involved in the rescue effort - also praised them for steering the flight over their village. 'Kegworth: Flight to Disaster' airs on BBC Two on April 2 at 9pm
Source: Daily Mail March 26, 2026 02:11 UTC
