Amman - Beirut

On June 27, 1976 at 12:00 AM, Amman - 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 parking at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. After all passengers disembarked at Beirut International Airport following a schedule service from Amman, the airplane was apparently struck by a mortar shell and exploded. A crew member was killed while two others were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration OD-AGE, MSN 18963/433, year of manufacture 1965.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.8919°, 35.5109°.