H3 Oil Station - Beirut

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.