Narrative:
The Antonov departed from Varna at 05:30 for the last leg of the Warszawa-Varna-Beirut flight. The aircraft approached Beirut and was cleared for a runway 21 ADF approach and descent to 1500 feet. Language difficulties forced Beirut Area Control to repeat these instructions. Nothing more was heard from the flight. It appeared that the aircraft had crashed 8 km SE of Beirut at an elevation of 2100 feet, striking high tension wires, trees and stone terraces.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
accident date: 13-05-1977
type: Antonov An-12BP
registration: SP-LZA
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 13 May 1977 |
| Time: | 08:45 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12BP |
| Operator: | LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze |
| Registration: | SP-LZA |
| MSN: | 6344307 |
| First flight: | 1966 |
| Engines: | 4 Ivchenko AI-20M |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Aramoun ( Lebanon)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Varna Airport (VAR/LBWN), Bulgaria |
| Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Lebanon |
The Antonov departed from Varna at 05:30 for the last leg of the Warszawa-Varna-Beirut flight. The aircraft approached Beirut and was cleared for a runway 21 ADF approach and descent to 1500 feet. Language difficulties forced Beirut Area Control to repeat these instructions. Nothing more was heard from the flight. It appeared that the aircraft had crashed 8 km SE of Beirut at an elevation of 2100 feet, striking high tension wires, trees and stone terraces.
Classification:
Language/communication problemsControlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Soviet TransportsPhotos
accident date: 13-05-1977
type: Antonov An-12BP
registration: SP-LZA
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 Varna Airport to Beirut International Airport as the crow flies is 1231 km (769 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Varna Airport to Beirut International Airport as the crow flies is 1231 km (769 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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