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Organ Transplant Flight Crashes; 4000-5000 affected


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What: Frandley Aviation Partnership Cessna 501 Citation I/SP en route from Belfast to Birmingham
Where: Birmingham International Airport, UK
When: Nov 19, 2010
Who: 2 aboard
Why: On a mercy mission carrying a liver for transplant, the Cessna 501 Citation corporate jet was damaged while landing at Birmingham International Airport in heavy fog, striking the landing system glide path antennae and ending up 426 feet to the right hand side of the runway, while on fire. The plane was damaged beyond repair.

The crash closed the airport. 80 cancelled flights have affected up to 5000 passengers.

However, the liver was undamaged, and transplanted into the patient on Friday in a 4 hour operation at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The transplant patient is reported to be in stable condition.

The pilot and passenger were injured; the 58 year old pilot suffered injuries to the chest, abdomen and pelvis. The passenger in his thirties suffered a back injury and flash burns. The Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance pilot entered the burning plane to cut the fuel supply so the fire service could extract the pilot. The airport is closed.

Police provided an escort to the ambulance carrying the transplant to QE.

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