2012 Boeing 727 crash experiment
The experiment aircraft while still in service with Champion Air | |
| Crash experiment | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 April 2012 10:00 |
| Summary | Remote controlled deliberate crash into terrain |
| Site | Laguna Salada, Mexico (Laguna Salada - salt lake) 32°22′N 115°40′W / 32.36°N 115.66°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-212 Advanced |
| Aircraft name | Big Flo |
| Operator | Warner Bros. Discovery |
| Registration | XB-MNP |
| Flight origin | Mexicali International Airport |
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On 27 April 2012, a multinational team of television studios staged an airplane crash near Mexicali, Mexico. An unmanned Boeing 727-200, fitted with numerous cameras, crash test dummies and other scientific instruments, was flown into the ground. The exercise was filmed for television.