Crash of Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509

Date: December 22, 1999 • Location: Elsenham, United Kingdom

Just after taking off from London Stansted Airport, Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 crashes into Hatfield Forest near Great Hallingbury, killing all four people on board.

London Stansted Airport is an international airport serving London and the south-east of England. It is located near Stansted Mountfitchet, in the district of Uttlesford, Essex; it lies 31 miles north-east of Central London.