LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16 aviation accident by State Commission on Aircraft Accidents Investigation. The aircraft involved was a Boeing 767-35DER, registered SP-LPC, named "Poznań", serial number 28656. It was first delivered to LOT on 15 May 1997. The damage to the plane was so extensive that the airline chose not to make repairs. The aircraft was eventually scrapped in November 2013. LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16 was scheduled to arrive at Warsaw Chopin Airport from Newark Liberty International Airport on 1 November 2011 at 13:35 CET. Technical difficulties were detected by Captain Tadeusz Wrona within 30 minutes after takeoff from Newark. The crew indicated
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