Narrative:
Shortly after arriving from a flight from Libya, an explosion of approx. 5 kg of dynamite destroyed the aircraft.
Damaged on the ground
» The Sumter Daily Item - Aug 31, 1981
accident date: 31-08-1981
type: Boeing 720-023B
registration: OD-AFR
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 31 August 1981 |
| Time: | 03:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 720-023B |
| Operator: | Middle East Airlines - MEA |
| Registration: | OD-AFR |
| MSN: | 18018/157 |
| First flight: | 1960-08-17 (21 years ) |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-1-MC7 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Beirut International Airport (BEY) ( Lebanon)
|
| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Benghazi-Benina International Airport (BEN/HLLB), Libya |
| Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Lebanon |
Shortly after arriving from a flight from Libya, an explosion of approx. 5 kg of dynamite destroyed the aircraft.
Classification:
SabotageDamaged on the ground
Sources:
» Aircraft hijackings and other criminal acts against civil aviation : statistics and narrative reports / FAA» The Sumter Daily Item - Aug 31, 1981
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accident date: 31-08-1981
type: Boeing 720-023B
registration: OD-AFR
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 Benghazi-Benina International Airport to Beirut International Airport as the crow flies is 1422 km (889 miles).
Distance from Benghazi-Benina International Airport to Beirut International Airport as the crow flies is 1422 km (889 miles).
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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