Criminal Occurrence
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 22 NOV 1966 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas R4D-1 (DC-3) |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Aden Airways |
| Kennzeichen: | VR-AAN |
| Werknummer: | 4284 |
| Baujahr: | 1942 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 27 / Insassen: 27 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 30 / Insassen: 30 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Wadi Rabtah (Yemen)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Mayfa'ah Airport (MFY), Yemen |
| Aden International Airport (ADE/ODAA), Yemen |
The DC-3 had reached a cruising height of 6000 feet, 20 minutes after takeoff from Mayfa'ah when an explosive device detonated in the passenger cabin, on the left side just above the wing. The DC-3 disintegrated and crashed.
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» Aircraft hijackings and other criminal acts against civil aviation : statistics and narrative reports / FAA
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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
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- ca 13.000 built
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