Accident description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 10 MAR 1966 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-6A |
| Operator: | Trans Mediterranean Airways - TMA |
| Registration: | OD-AEL |
| C/n / msn: | 45504/1009 |
| First flight: | 1958 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Mt Parnon (Greece)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Lebanon |
| Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF), Germany |
Crashed into a mountainous area.
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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 Beirut International Airport to Frankfurt International Airport as the crow flies is 2821 km (1763 miles).
Distance from Beirut International Airport to Frankfurt International Airport as the crow flies is 2821 km (1763 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.
