In terms of fatalities , the accident was ( and remains as of ) the worst in the vicinity of Gatwick Airport . It was the first serious incident at the airport since a crash in February 1959 , when a Vickers Viscount operated by Turkish Airlines came down in a wooded area between Rusper and Newdigate , also on the Surrey/Sussex border , killing 14 passengers and injuring the Turkish Prime Minister Adnan Menderes
a crash in February 1959
1959 Turkish Airlines Gatwick crash
Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701