Beschrijving:
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
| Status: | |
| Datum: | dinsdag 30 september 1975 |
| Tijd: | 03:44 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-154A |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Malev Hungarian Airlines |
| Registratie: | HA-LCI |
| Constructienummer: | 74A053 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1974 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 1186 |
| Motoren: | 3 Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 10 / inzittenden: 10 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 50 / inzittenden: 50 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 60 / inzittenden: 60 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 10 km (6.3 mijl) van Beirut International Airport (BEY) ( Libanon)
|
| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Budapest-Ferihegy Airport (BUD/LHBP), Hongarije |
| Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Libanon | |
| Vluchtnummer: | 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.
Bronnen:
» Aviation News 31 October 1975» Soviet Transports
» ICAO Adrep
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accident date: 30-09-1975
type: Tupolev Tu-154A
registration: HA-LCI
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Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Budapest-Ferihegy Airport en Beirut International Airport bedraagt 2019 km (1262 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
De afstand tussen Budapest-Ferihegy Airport en Beirut International Airport bedraagt 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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