Détails:
The Curtiss C-46 passenger plane took off from Beirut Airport at 01:17, bound for Kuwait. After takeoff the crew radioed they had a fire and were returning to Beirut.
Last contact was at 01:51 at 2000 metres altitude. Within about two minutes the aircraft descended to 500 metres. Control was lost and the aircraft then crashed into the sea.
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | jeudi 3 octobre 1957 |
| Heure: | 01:55 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando |
| Compagnie: | Lebanese International Airways |
| Immatriculation: | OD-ACK |
| Numéro de série: | 30249 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1944 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 4 / à bord: 4 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 23 / à bord: 23 |
| Total: | victimes: 27 / à bord: 27 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | ca 18 km off Beirut International Airport (BEY) ( Liban)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Liban |
| Kuwait International Airport (KWI/OKBK), Koweit |
The Curtiss C-46 passenger plane took off from Beirut Airport at 01:17, bound for Kuwait. After takeoff the crew radioed they had a fire and were returning to Beirut.
Last contact was at 01:51 at 2000 metres altitude. Within about two minutes the aircraft descended to 500 metres. Control was lost and the aircraft then crashed into the sea.
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Beirut International Airport et Kuwait International Airport est de 1279 km (799 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
La distance entre Beirut International Airport et Kuwait International Airport est de 1279 km (799 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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