ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-123B 5B-DAM Bahrain International Airport (BAH)
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Date:Sunday 19 August 1979
Type:Silhouette image of generic B701 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 707-123B
Operator:Cyprus Airways
Registration: 5B-DAM
MSN: 17628/7
First flight: 1958
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-1-MC6
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 58
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 66
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Bahrain International Airport (BAH) (   Bahrain)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Bahrain International Airport (BAH/OBBI), Bahrain
Narrative:
The aircraft bounced while landing on runway 30 and touched down again nosegear first. The nosegear collapsed and the aircraft veered to the side of the runway. The plane came to rest 15 feet right of the centerline.

Classification:
Landing gear collapse
Runway excursion

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photo of Boeing-707-123B-5B-DAM
accident date: 19-08-1979
type: Boeing 707-123B
registration: 5B-DAM
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accident date: 19-08-1979
type: Boeing 707-123B
registration: 5B-DAM
 
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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