The holiday flight from Mallorca which overran the runway in wet conditions while trying to land and ended up in a wedged in an embankment. These photos, plucked from the YEP archive turn back the clock to tell the story of that day in May 1985. READ MORE: 31 of the best photos take you back to Leeds Bradford Airport in the 1980s LOVE LEEDS/ LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
2. TriStar jet
The plane was a Lockheed TriStar, registration G-BBAI, operated by British Airtours - then a subsidiary of British Airways. It was bringing 398 passengers and 14 crew back from Palma on a charter during the ill-fated flight on Monday, May 27, 1985. | YPN Photo: YPN
3. TriStar jet
The aircraft over-ran the runway, which was wet from a recent rain shower, and came to a stop in a sloping field just beyond the boundary of the airfield. An evacuation was ordered, and all on board escaped with only minor injuries. | YPN Photo: YPN
4. TriStar jet
The plane was extensively damaged - the nose landing gear folded backwards, damaging the underside of the fuselage, and the undersides of both wing-mounted engines were flattened. | YPN Photo: YPN
5. TriStar jet
The wheels had dug deep troughs into the ground, damaging the airfield's lighting cables that were buried under the surface. | YPN Photo: YPN
6. TriStar jet
An accident report concluded that the over-run was caused by the inability of the aircraft to achieve the appropriate level of braking effectiveness due to restricted thrust reverse options. | YPN Photo: YPN