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On 6 February 1958, British European Airways Flight 609, carrying members of the famed Manchester United football team, crashed into a house about 300 meters from the end of the runway in Munich, killing 23 aboard. The cause of the crash was slush on the runway which slowed the plane down, preventing it from reaching takeoff speed.
 
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Type of aircraft: Airspeed AS-57 Ambassador

 Cause of disaster: Slush on the runway, Take-off failure.