Flugunfall 30 JUN 1966 einer Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 1E 9K-ACG - Kuwait International Airport (KWI)
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Datum:Donnerstag 30 Juni 1966
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic TRID model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 1E
Fluggesellschaft:Kuwait Airways
Kennzeichen: 9K-ACG
Werknummer: 2118
Baujahr: 1965
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 11
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 72
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 83
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:nahe Kuwait International Airport (KWI) (   Kuwait)
Flugphase: Annäherung (APR)
Betriebsart:Internationaler Linienflug
Flug von:Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Libanon
Flug nach:Kuwait International Airport (KWI/OKBK), Kuwait
Flugnummer: 32
Unfallbericht:
The Trident crash-landed 3,5 miles short of the runway.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "High rate of descent and non-observance of Company regulations. Corrective action carried out in calling for 10500 rpm was not sufficient to re-establish level flight. A further demand for additional power was given too late to be of any use."



Fotos

photo of HS-121-Trident-1E-9K-ACG
accident date: 30-06-1966
type: Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 1E
registration: 9K-ACG
 

Map
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 Kuwait International Airport as the crow flies is 1279 km (799 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.
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