Jerusalem – Amman

On January 22, 1959 at 05:00 PM, Jerusalem – Amman experienced a crash involving Convair CV-240, operated by Air Jordan, with the event recorded near Amman Amman City District.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

15 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Amman-Marka Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to low clouds. The captain decided to reduce his altitude in an attempt to establish a visual contact with the ground when the airplane struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located near Dabouq, about 19 km from the airport. All four crew members and six passengers were killed while five other passengers were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration JY-ACB, MSN 55, year of manufacture 1948.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 32.0231°, 36.1267°.