Crash of an IAI Arava 201 in Tulkarm: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 19, 1970
Operator:
Registration:
4X-IAI
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
002
YOM:
1969
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing the 92nd test flight of the IAI Arava certification program. In flight, control was lost and the airplane crashed in a desert area located near Tulkarm, Palestine. Three crew members were killed while a fourth occupant was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the accident was the result of a 'structural failure' of the wings that were torn off in flight.
