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Accidents · NTSB IAD03WA020 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

British Aircraft Corp. (Bac) Concorde incident near Atlantic Ocean, AO, November 27, 2002

On November 27, 2002 at about 11:56 am local time, a British Aircraft Corp. (Bac) Concorde, registered GBOAE, suffered minor damage in an incident near Atlantic Ocean, AO. It was flown under foreign airline rules (Part 129). No one was hurt; 106 people were on board or involved.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
November 27, 2002 · about 11:56 am local time · cases in 2002
Place
Atlantic Ocean, AO
Type
Incident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 106 people were on board or involved.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
British Aircraft Corp. (Bac) Concorde
Registration
GBOAE · registered outside the United States
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed

The flight

  • Departed from: EGLL London at 11:10 am
  • Destination: JFK New York City
  • Flight plan: IFR

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew10
Passengers96

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