Beirut - Dubai - Muscat

On January 1, 1976 at 05:30 AM, Beirut - Dubai - Muscat experienced a crash involving Boeing 720, operated by Middle East Airlines - MEA, with the event recorded near Al Qaysumah ash-Sharqiyah (<U+0627><U+0644><U+0634><U+0631><U+0642><U+064A><U+0629><U+200E>).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a desert crash site.

82 people were known to be on board, 82 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 15, crew fatalities: 15, passengers on board: 67, passenger fatalities: 67, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The aircraft was on its way from Beirut to Dubai, cruising at an altitude of 37,000 feet by night when it disappeared from radar screens at 0530LT. The crew was unable to send any distress call. The wreckage was later found about 37 km northwest of Al Qaysumah, in the Saudi desert. Debris scattered on a wide area and none of the 82 occupants survived the crash.

Aircraft reference details include registration OD-AFT, MSN 18020/165, year of manufacture 1960.