- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | August 03, 1953 |
Time: | 2237 |
Location: | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
Operator: | Orient Airways |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Karachi - Jeddah |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Registration: | AP-AAD |
cn / ln: | 9143 |
Aboard: | 25 (passengers:21 crew:4) |
Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:1 crew:0) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Shortly after taking off, the aircraft entered a turn and crashed to the ground. The failure of the captain to supervise the first officer in flying the plane who was not able to fly on instruments in the dark. |
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