Descripción:
Malev flight 240 departed Budapest at 23:10 for a flight to Beirut. After contacting Beirut at 02:33 the crew got 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 20 km below clouds.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Undetermined.
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accident date: 30-09-1975
type: Tupolev Tu-154A
registration: HA-LCI
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | martes 30 septiembre 1975 |
| Hora: | 03:44 |
| Tipo: |  Tupolev Tu-154A |
| Operador: | Malev Hungarian Airlines |
| Registración: | HA-LCI |
| Numéro de série: | 74A053 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1974 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 1186 |
| Motores: | 3 Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 10 / Ocupantes: 10 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 50 / Ocupantes: 50 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 60 / Ocupantes: 60 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 10 km (6.3 milles) de la costa de Beirut International Airport (BEY) ( Líbano)
|
| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Budapest-Ferihegy Airport (BUD/LHBP), Hungría |
| Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Líbano | |
| Número de Vuelo: | MA240 |
Malev flight 240 departed Budapest at 23:10 for a flight to Beirut. After contacting Beirut at 02:33 the crew got 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 20 km below clouds.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: Undetermined.
Fuentes:
» Aviation News 31 October 1975» Soviet Transports
» ICAO Adrep
Fotos
accident date: 30-09-1975
type: Tupolev Tu-154A
registration: HA-LCI
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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 Budapest-Ferihegy Airport to Beirut International Airport as the crow flies is 2019 km (1262 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Budapest-Ferihegy Airport to Beirut International Airport as the crow flies is 2019 km (1262 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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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