H3 Oil Station - Beirut
Flight / Schedule
H3 Oil Station - Beirut
Aircraft
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon RapideRegistration
OD-ABH
MSN
6469
Year of Manufacture
1939
Operator
Arab Contracting %26 Trading CompanyDate
July 30, 1954 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Parking
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
H3 Oil Station Al-Anbar (<U+0627><U+0644><U+0623><U+0646><U+0628><U+0627><U+0631>)
Region
Asia • Iraq
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On July 30, 1954 at 12:00 AM, H3 Oil Station - Beirut experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, operated by Arab Contracting %26 Trading Company, with the event recorded near H3 Oil Station Al-Anbar (<U+0627><U+0644><U+0623><U+0646><U+0628><U+0627><U+0631>).
The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was parking at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
6 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. During the engine startup, the left engine caught fire. All six occupants were able to evacuate the cabin before the airplane would be destroyed by fire. The aircraft was preparing for a flight from H3 Oil Station (Southwest) located about 450 km west of Baghdad to Beirut, Lebanon.
Aircraft reference details include registration OD-ABH, MSN 6469, year of manufacture 1939.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
During the engine startup, the left engine caught fire. All six occupants were able to evacuate the cabin before the airplane would be destroyed by fire. The aircraft was preparing for a flight from H3 Oil Station (Southwest) located about 450 km west of Baghdad to Beirut, Lebanon.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
5
Estimated Survivors
6
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 6
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
H3 Oil Station - Beirut
Operator
Arab Contracting %26 Trading CompanyFlight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Parking
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Asia • Iraq
Aircraft Details
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