Muscat - Larnaca
Flight / Schedule
Muscat - Larnaca
Aircraft
Douglas DC-6Registration
N122A
MSN
45327/819
Year of Manufacture
1957
Operator
New World Air CharterDate
August 27, 1978 at 10:10 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Ferry
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Fanja Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate
Region
Asia • Oman
Coordinates
23.4627°, 58.1624°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On August 27, 1978 at 10:10 PM, Muscat - Larnaca experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-6, operated by New World Air Charter, with the event recorded near Fanja Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate.
The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a mountains crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew just completed a cargo flight from Larnaca to Muscat and was flying back home. After a night takeoff from runway 26 at Muscat-Seeb Airport, at a height of 1,000 feet, the crew was cleared to climb to an altitude of 12,000 feet when the pilot-in-command initiated a 40° left turn. About three minutes after takeoff, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Hameem located near Fanja, about 20 km southwest of Muscat Airport. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all four crew members were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration N122A, MSN 45327/819, year of manufacture 1957.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 23.4627°, 58.1624°.
Fatalities
Total
4
Crew
4
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew just completed a cargo flight from Larnaca to Muscat and was flying back home. After a night takeoff from runway 26 at Muscat-Seeb Airport, at a height of 1,000 feet, the crew was cleared to climb to an altitude of 12,000 feet when the pilot-in-command initiated a 40° left turn. About three minutes after takeoff, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Hameem located near Fanja, about 20 km southwest of Muscat Airport. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all four crew members were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Muscat - Larnaca
Operator
New World Air CharterFlight Type
Ferry
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Asia • Oman
Aircraft Details
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