Crash of a Douglas DC-6B in Hamāh: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 7, 1963
Registration:
YK-AEB
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Aleppo – Hamāh – Damascus
MSN:
43749
YOM:
1953
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
26
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While taking off from Hamāh Airport, the four engine airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest in flames. A passenger died while 29 other occupants were evacuated. The aircraft was destroyed.