Criminal Occurrence
Last updated: 23 May 2013
Estado:
Fecha:01 ENE 1976
Hora:05:30
Tipo:Boeing 720-023B
Operador:Middle East Airlines - MEA
Registración: OD-AFT
Numéro de série: 18020/165
Año de Construcción: 1960
Motores: 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-1-MC7
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 15 / Ocupantes: 15
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 66 / Ocupantes: 66
Total:Fatalidades: 81 / Ocupantes: 81
Daños en la Aeronave: Anulado
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:37 km (23.1 milles) NW of Al Qaysumah (Arabia Saudita) show on map
Fase: En ruta (ENR)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Internacional Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Líbano
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB), Emiratos Árabes Unidos
Número de Vuelo: 438
Descripción:
En route at FL370 from Beirut to Dubai, a bomb exploded in the forward baggage compartment. The aircraft crashed into the desert.

Fuentes:
» Aircraft hijackings and other criminal acts against civil aviation : statistics and narrative reports / FAA

Fotos
photo of Boeing 720-023B OD-AFT
 

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 Dubai Airport as the crow flies is 2127 km (1329 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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