Crash of a Tupolev TU-154B-2 in Aleppo

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1988 at 1426 LT
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev TU-154
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-85479
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Yerevan - Aleppo
MSN:
81A479
YOM:
1981
Location:
Aleppo
Aleppo Governorate (محافظة حلب‎)
Country:
Syria
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
158
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Yerevan, the crew initiated the approach to Aleppo in moderate turbulences. On final, the aircraft was unstable and out of trim when it adopted an excessive rate of descent of 5,5 meters per second and struck the runway surface. On impact, the undercarriage were torn off. The aircraft slid on its belly, overran and came to rest, broken in two. At least 60 occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
Wrong approach configuration on part of the crew who continued a visual approach in moderate turbulences with an unstable aircraft. The crew manually set the aircraft out of trim, causing the center of gravity to be aft the permissible limit.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-40-DK in Aleppo: 8 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
YK-ACB
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Damascus - Aleppo
MSN:
16811/33559
YOM:
1945
Location:
Aleppo
Aleppo Governorate (محافظة حلب‎)
Country:
Syria
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
16
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
On final approach to Aleppo-Nejrab Airport, the crew encountered marginal weather. In limited visibility, the aircraft was too low when it struck a building, stalled and crashed few hundred yards short of runway threshold. Eight occupants were killed while 11 others were injured. It was reported that the crew was completing the approaching below the glide.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-5-DK in Kameshli

Date & Time: May 6, 1961
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
SU-ALP
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Cairo – Damascus – Aleppo – Kameshli
MSN:
14662/26107
YOM:
1944
Location:
Kameshli
Al-Hasakah Governorate (الحسكة‎)
Country:
Syria
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Kameshli Airport, the aircraft was too low, struck the ground 300 meters short of runway threshold and came to rest in flames. All seven occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-10-DK near Aleppo: 19 killed

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
YK-AAE
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Aleppo – Damascus
MSN:
14917/26362
YOM:
1944
Location:
Aleppo
Aleppo Governorate (محافظة حلب‎)
Country:
Syria
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
16
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
19
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Aleppo Airport, while climbing, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. It is believed that both engines failed and that control was lost. The airplane dove into the ground and crashed 25 km from the airport, killing all 19 occupants.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Dahr el-Kadib: 9 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Registration:
YK-AAF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Damascus – Aleppo
Location:
Dahr el-Kadib
Mount Lebanon Governorate (Jabal Lubnan)
Country:
Lebanon
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
Before departure from Damascus on a regular schedule flight to Aleppo, the crew was informed about the recent disappearance of a Netherlands Navy Catalina over Lebanon. Thus, it was requested to the crew to make a detour over Lebanon to see if it was possible to locate the wreckage. While cruising in poor weather conditions, the Dakota hit the slope of a mountain located in Dahr el-Kadib. Nine occupants were killed while six others were injured.

Crash of a Farman F.222.2 in Aleppo

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Farman F.220/F.224
Operator:
Registration:
L-160
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
18
YOM:
1940
Location:
Aleppo
Aleppo Governorate (محافظة حلب‎)
Country:
Syria
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons upon landing in Aleppo. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Fokker F7b/3m near Istanbul

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F7
Operator:
Registration:
PH-AGB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Amsterdam – Istanbul – Aleppo – Batavia
MSN:
5179
YOM:
1929
Location:
Istanbul-Yeşilköy
Marmara Region (Marmara Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
About one hour and 30 minutes after takeoff from Istanbul-Yeşilköy Airport, bound for Aleppo, the left engine failed. The crew decided to return to Istanbul but the visibility was poor due to fog. While attempting an emergency landing, the aircraft hit trees and crashed in bushes south of Yeşilköy Airfield. While the copilot and the engineer were slightly injured, the captain was unhurt. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine in flight.
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