Another factor was the rapid intervention from a large number of organisations, including a number of 'passing motorists', some of whom who entered the aircraft, who gave immediate aid to the casualties and assisted in their evacuation. Apparently this resulted in adjustments to policies regarding management of the public at disasters.mtskull wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2017 9:32 am It never ceased to amaze me that more survived than died in that crash; as it was, a combination of good design (fuel tanks which mostly maintained their integrity) and good fortune (the fuel tank that did rupture was empty, also the fire services arrived In time to put out a fire before it could spread), prevented the wreck becoming an inferno, which doesn't bear thinking about.
Oh, and Kegworth is far from being the only 'crew shut down the wrong engine' accident there has ever been.