Warsaw - Varna - Beirut

On May 13, 1977 at 08:45 AM, Warsaw - Varna - Beirut experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-12, operated by LOT Polish Airlines - Polskie Linie Lotnicze, with the event recorded near Beirut Beirut Governorate.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 9, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Warsaw to Beirut with an intermediate stop in Varna, carrying a crew of nine and a load of frozen meat. While approaching Beirut at an altitude of 2,100 feet, the four engine airplane struck power cables and crashed on rocky terraces located 8 km from runway 21 threshold. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all nine occupants were killed. It was reported that ATC transmitted several instructions to the crew that failed to respond, maybe due to language issues.

Aircraft reference details include registration SP-LZA, MSN 6 3 443 07, year of manufacture 1966.

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