HK980

On March 14, 1944 at 12:00 AM, HK980 experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-60 LodeStar, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Bilbeis Al Sharqia.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

During the take off run, the pilot attempted to rotate but the aircraft did not respond. Crew decided to abandon the take off procedure but the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining runway, overrun and came to rest into a ditch. While all occupants escaped unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK980, MSN 2024, year of manufacture 1940.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 30.4188°, 31.5646°.