- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | November 21, 1959 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Beirut, Lebanon |
Operator: | Ariana Afghan Airlines |
Flight #: | 202 |
Route: | Beirut - Tehran |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
Registration: | YA-BAG |
cn / ln: | 18367 |
Aboard: | 27 (passengers:22 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 24 (passengers:19 crew:5) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed shortly after takeoff, 2.5 miles from Beirut Airport. Navigation error. Possible in-flight fire in the No. 1 engine which induced the pilot to start fire emergency action with a resulting reduction in the rate of turn and the rate of climb. |
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