| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 05, 1969 |
| Time: | c 02:35 |
| Location: | Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey, England |
| Operator: | Ariana Afghan Airlines |
| Flight #: | 701 |
| Route: | Frankfurt - London |
| AC Type: | Boeing B-727-113C |
| Registration: | YA-FAR |
| cn / ln: | 19690/540 |
| Aboard: | 65 (passengers:57 crew:8) |
| Fatalities: | 50 (passengers:45 crew:5) |
| Ground: | 2 |
| Summary: | The aircraft descended below the glide slope and crashed into trees and a house short of the runway. Incorrect setting of flaps and instruments. |
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