BA 009
24 Jun 1982 · Near Misses & Miraculous EscapesBRITISH AIRWAYS FLIGHT 9 — 'JAKARTA INCIDENT'
Boeing 747-200 · British Airways · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Volcanic ash killed all four engines
Volcanic ash ingestion
Engine relight
Ash cloud avoidance
Aircraft
Boeing 747-200
British Airways
Route
Kuala Lumpur (KUL), Malaysia
→ Perth (PER), Australia
People
263 on board
All survived
Date
24 Jun 1982
Flight crew
Captain: Eric Moody
Category
Near Misses & Miraculous Escapes
Everyone walked away. Barely.
THE STORY
All four engines died in a volcanic ash cloud over Java. The 747 glided for 14 minutes before the engines relit one by one.