ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3) YK-AAE Aleppo
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Date:Friday 24 February 1956
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3)
Operator:Syrian Airways
Registration: YK-AAE
MSN: 26362/14917
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Total:Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:ca 24 km from Aleppo (   Syria)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Aleppo-Nejrab Airport (ALP/OSAP), Syria
Destination airport:Damascus-Mezzeh Airport, Syria
Narrative:
Both engines failed as the DC-3 flew through a storm. The aircraft crashed.



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Distance from Aleppo-Nejrab Airport to Damascus-Mezzeh Airport as the crow flies is 312 km (195 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Douglas DC-3

  • ca 13.000 built
  • 3302nd loss
  • 1234th fatal accident
  • 160th worst accident (at the time)
  • 256th worst accident (currently)
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