ASN Aircraft accident Douglas R4D-1 (DC-3) VR-AAN Wadi Rabtah
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Date:Tuesday 22 November 1966
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas R4D-1 (DC-3)
Operator:Aden Airways
Registration: VR-AAN
MSN: 4284
First flight: 1942
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 27 / Occupants: 27
Total:Fatalities: 30 / Occupants: 30
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Wadi Rabtah (   Yemen)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Mayfa'ah Airport (MFY), Yemen
Destination airport:Aden International Airport (ADE/ODAA), Yemen
Narrative:
The DC-3 had reached a cruising height of 6000 feet, 20 minutes after takeoff from Mayfa'ah when an explosive device detonated in the passenger cabin, on the left side just above the wing. The DC-3 disintegrated and crashed.

Classification:
Sabotage
Loss of control

Sources:
» Aircraft hijackings and other criminal acts against civil aviation : statistics and narrative reports / FAA


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Douglas DC-3

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