| Date: | Sunday 9 September 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | Jordan International Airlines |
| Registration: | JY-ABV |
| MSN: | 27069 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 57 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Amman-Marka International Airport (ADJ) -
 Jordan
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Amman-Marka International Airport (ADJ/OJAM) |
| Kuwait International Airport (KWI/OKBK) |
Problems on climb out forced the crew to return to Amman. On final approach, with the gear still retracted, the aircraft bounced on the upward slope of a hill went over the top and downhill. A fire erupted, but nearly all passengers were evacuated safely.
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