Accident description
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| Date: | 30 SEP 1975 |
| Type: | Tupolev 154A |
| Operator: | Malev Hungarian Airlines |
| Registration: | HA-LCI |
| C/n / msn: | 74A-053 |
| First flight: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1186 |
| Engines: | 3 Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 50 / Occupants: 50 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 60 / Occupants: 60 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 10 km (6.3 mls) off Beirut (Lebanon)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Budapest-Ferihegy Airport (BUD/LHBP), Hungary |
| Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Lebanon | |
| Flightnumber: | 240 |
Malev flight 240 departed Budapest at 23:10 for a flight to Beirut. After contacting Beirut at 02:33 the crew get permission to descend to 6000 feet.
The aircraft crashed into the sea while approaching Beirut. The ILS localizer was unserviceable at the time of the accident. Visual approach should have been possible from the BOD NDB with a visibility of 20km below clouds.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Undetermined. Sources:
» Aviation News 31.10.1975
» Soviet Transports
Statistics
5th loss of a Tupolev 154
2nd worst accident involving a Tupolev 154 (at the time)
22nd worst accident involving a Tupolev 154 (currently)
The worst accident in Lebanon (at the time)
The worst accident in Lebanon (currently) » figures explained
2nd worst accident involving a Tupolev 154 (at the time)
22nd worst accident involving a Tupolev 154 (currently)
The worst accident in Lebanon (at the time)
The worst accident in Lebanon (currently) » figures explained
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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 Budapest-Ferihegy Airport (BUD/LHBP) to Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA) as the crow flies is 2018 km (1261 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.
Distance from Budapest-Ferihegy Airport (BUD/LHBP) to Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA) as the crow flies is 2018 km (1261 miles).
