Narrative:
Both engines failed as the DC-3 flew through a storm. The aircraft crashed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 24 February 1956 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Syrian Airways |
| Registration: | YK-AAE |
| MSN: | 26362/14917 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | ca 24 km from Aleppo ( Syria)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Aleppo-Nejrab Airport (ALP/OSAP), Syria |
| Damascus-Mezzeh Airport, Syria |
Both engines failed as the DC-3 flew through a storm. The aircraft crashed.
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Distance from Aleppo-Nejrab Airport to Damascus-Mezzeh Airport as the crow flies is 312 km (195 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Aleppo-Nejrab Airport to Damascus-Mezzeh Airport as the crow flies is 312 km (195 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
- ca 13.000 built
- 3302nd loss
- 1234th fatal accident
- 160th worst accident (at the time)
- 256th worst accident (currently)
Syria- The worst accident (at the time)
- 5th worst accident (currently)
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