Narrative:
Struck by rocket and shell fire shortly after passenger disembarkation.
Damaged on the ground
accident date: 27-06-1976
type: Boeing 720-047B
registration: OD-AGE
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 27 June 1976 |
| Type: |  Boeing 720-047B |
| Operator: | Middle East Airlines - MEA |
| Registration: | OD-AGE |
| MSN: | 18963/433 |
| First flight: | 1965-07-18 (11 years) |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Beirut International Airport (BEY) ( Lebanon)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Beirut Airport (BEY/OLBA), Lebanon |
Struck by rocket and shell fire shortly after passenger disembarkation.
Classification:
Destroyed on groundDamaged on the ground
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accident date: 27-06-1976
type: Boeing 720-047B
registration: OD-AGE
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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