Narrative:
The aircraft departed Beirut on a training flight for the promotion of four first officers to captains. Two touch-and-goes were performed, when after the third touchdown the aircraft yawed abruptly to the right, then to the left and to the right again. The aircraft stalled in a high nose-up attitude, the right wing struck the ground 12 m to the right of Taxiway B3. The plane crashed and came to rest inverted across Taxiway F.
accident date: 23-07-1979
type: Boeing 707-327C
registration: OD-AFX
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 23 July 1979 |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-327C |
| Operator: | Trans Mediterranean Airways - TMA |
| Registration: | OD-AFX |
| MSN: | 19107/507 |
| First flight: | 1966 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Beirut International Airport (BEY) ( Lebanon)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Lebanon |
| Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Lebanon |
The aircraft departed Beirut on a training flight for the promotion of four first officers to captains. Two touch-and-goes were performed, when after the third touchdown the aircraft yawed abruptly to the right, then to the left and to the right again. The aircraft stalled in a high nose-up attitude, the right wing struck the ground 12 m to the right of Taxiway B3. The plane crashed and came to rest inverted across Taxiway F.
Classification:
Loss of control
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accident date: 23-07-1979
type: Boeing 707-327C
registration: OD-AFX
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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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