| Date: | Thursday 23 December 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-18D |
| Owner/operator: | Malev Hungarian Airlines |
| Registration: | HA-MOI |
| MSN: | 187010002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Damascus Airport -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Nicosia Airport (NIC/LCNC) |
| Damascus-Mezzeh Airport |
The Il-18 operated on a flight from Budapest (BUD) to Damascus (DAM) via Nicosia (NIC). On approach to Damascus the plane contacted a 759 m high hill with the landing gear. The crew maintained control of the airplane and landed safely at Damascus.
Sources:
E-mail Ivan Rado (15-2-2007)
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