4X-IAI
Flight / Schedule
4X-IAI
Aircraft
IAI Arava 201Registration
4X-IAI
MSN
002
Year of Manufacture
1969
Operator
Israel Aerospace Industries - IAIDate
November 19, 1970 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Test
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Tulkarm All Palestine
Region
Asia • Palestine
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On November 19, 1970 at 12:00 AM, 4X-IAI experienced a crash involving IAI Arava 201, operated by Israel Aerospace Industries - IAI, with the event recorded near Tulkarm All Palestine.
The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 75.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing the 92nd test flight of the IAI Arava certification program. In flight, control was lost and the airplane crashed in a desert area located near Tulkarm, Palestine. Three crew members were killed while a fourth occupant was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Aircraft reference details include registration 4X-IAI, MSN 002, year of manufacture 1969.
Fatalities
Total
3
Crew
3
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was completing the 92nd test flight of the IAI Arava certification program. In flight, control was lost and the airplane crashed in a desert area located near Tulkarm, Palestine. Three crew members were killed while a fourth occupant was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
1
Fatality Rate
75.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Operator
Israel Aerospace Industries - IAIFlight Type
Test
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Asia • Palestine
Aircraft Details
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