Narrative:
Crashed into the sea off Aden.
Aviation sources report that all 19 on board died in the accident; Reuters reported at the time that one passenger survived and that the remaining 19 on board were killed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 1 March 1977 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Alyemda |
| Registration: | 7O-ABF |
| MSN: | 13475 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Aden International Airport (ADE) ( Yemen)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Aden International Airport (ADE/ODAA), Yemen |
| Sayun Airport (GXF/ODSY), Yemen |
Crashed into the sea off Aden.
Aviation sources report that all 19 on board died in the accident; Reuters reported at the time that one passenger survived and that the remaining 19 on board were killed.
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Distance from Aden International Airport to Sayun Airport as the crow flies is 531 km (332 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Aden International Airport to Sayun Airport as the crow flies is 531 km (332 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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Douglas DC-3
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- 4267th loss
- 1684th fatal accident
- 243rd worst accident (at the time)
- 256th worst accident (currently)
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- 6th worst accident (currently)
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