Lagos - Kano - Beirut
Flight / Schedule
Lagos - Kano - Beirut
Aircraft
Boeing 720Registration
ET-AAG
MSN
18454/319
Year of Manufacture
1962
Operator
Middle East Airlines - MEADate
January 9, 1968 at 06:33 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Beirut Beirut Governorate
Region
Asia • Lebanon
Coordinates
33.8919°, 35.5109°
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On January 9, 1968 at 06:33 PM, Lagos - Kano - Beirut experienced a crash involving Boeing 720, operated by Middle East Airlines - MEA, with the event recorded near Beirut Beirut Governorate.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
49 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 49 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 39, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is weather. Following an uneventful flight from Lagos via Kano, the crew started the approach to Beirut in poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls, turbulences and wind gusting to 45 knots. On short final, the airplane was unstable and landed nose gear first. On impact, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane slid for several yards before coming to rest in flames. All 49 occupants were rescued, 10 of them were injured. The aircraft was partially consumed by fire.
Aircraft reference details include registration ET-AAG, MSN 18454/319, year of manufacture 1962.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.8919°, 35.5109°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
Following an uneventful flight from Lagos via Kano, the crew started the approach to Beirut in poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls, turbulences and wind gusting to 45 knots. On short final, the airplane was unstable and landed nose gear first. On impact, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane slid for several yards before coming to rest in flames. All 49 occupants were rescued, 10 of them were injured. The aircraft was partially consumed by fire.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
10
Passengers On Board
39
Estimated Survivors
49
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 49
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Lagos - Kano - Beirut
Operator
Middle East Airlines - MEAFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Asia • Lebanon
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