Lafayette International Airport disaster
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| 260px CGI rendering of Petrol 67 about to be hit by Oceanic 2311. | |
| Incident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 8, 2008 |
| Type | Runway collision involving weather conditions, pilot error, air traffic control error, improper radio communications , ASDE-X malfunction |
| Site | Lafayette Intercontinental Airport Magnolia Bend, Louisiana |
| Total fatalities | 466 |
| Total survivors | 42 |
| First aircraft | |
| Type | Boeing 767-300LF |
| Name | City of Opelousas |
| Operator | Petrol Air |
| Tail number | N298PT |
| Flight origin | Lafayette Intercontinental Airport |
| Destination | Manchester Airport |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 6 |
| Survivors | 2 |
| Second aircraft | |
| Type | Boeing 747-400 |
| Operator | Oceanic Airlines |
| Tail number | N428ZA |
| Flight origin | Lafayette Intercontinental Airport |
| Destination | Los Angeles International Airport |
| Passengers | 475 |
| Crew | 25 |
| Fatalities | 460 |
| Survivors | 40 |
