The Kegworth Air Disaster occurred on 8 January 1989, when
British Midland Flight 92, a Boeing 737-400, crashed onto the
embankment of the M1 motorway near Kegworth, Leicestershire, in
England. The aircraft was attempting to conduct an emergency
landing at East Midlands Airport. Of the 126 people aboard, 47 died
and 74, including seven members of the flight crew, sustained
serious injuries.