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| | Lauda Air Flight 004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Lauda Air Flight 004 was an international passenger flight that crashed due to a thrust reverser deployment of the number one engine, in flight. |
 | | On May 26, 1991, about 2310 local time, Flight 004 (originating from Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport), a Boeing B-767-3Z9ER, registration OE-LAV, took off from Bangkok International Airport for its flight to Vienna International Airport with 213 passengers and 10 crew, under the command of Capt. Thomas J. Welch and First Officer Josef Thurner. |
 | | Upon hearing of the crash, Niki Lauda, retired Formula 1 race driver and owner of the airline, flew to Thailand and personally visited the crash site, turning up information that led to the accident's cause, which was the failure of the thrust reverser isolation valve. |
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