Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 06 MAY 1961 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47B-5-DK |
| Operator: | United Arab Airlines - UAA |
| Registration: | SU-ALP |
| C/n / msn: | 14662/26107 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Al Qamishli Airport (KAC) (Syria) |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Aleppo-Nejrab Airport (ALP/OSAP), Syria |
| Al Qamishli Airport (KAC/OSKL), Syria |
The DC-3 crashed and caught fire 300yds from the airport.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Aleppo-Nejrab Airport to Al Qamishli Airport as the crow flies is 364 km (227 miles).
Distance from Aleppo-Nejrab Airport to Al Qamishli Airport as the crow flies is 364 km (227 miles).
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.
