- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: February 10, 2004
Time: 1140
Location: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Operator: Kish Airlines
Flight #: 1770
Route: Kish Island - Sharjah
AC Type: Fokker F-50
Registration: EP-LCA
cn / ln: 20273
Aboard: 46   (passengers:40  crew:6)
Fatalities: 43   (passengers:37  crew:6)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft crashed on approach, 2 miles short of the runway while attempting an emergency landing at Sharjah. The plane crashed midway between two residential compounds. The flight data recorder showed that the two engines went into reverse 10 seconds before the accident.
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