Oman | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

Following an uneventful flight from Sialkot, the crew completed the approach to Muscat-Seeb Runway 26L. After touchdown, while decelerating, the left main gear collapsed, causing the left engine to struck the ground. The aircraft slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest on the left edge of the runway. All 114 occupants evacuated uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Lockheed P-3C-130-LO Orion off Masirah Island

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1995

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed P-3 Orion

Operator:

Registration:

158217

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Masirah - Masirah

MSN:

185-5562

YOM:

1971

Location:

Masirah Island

Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate

Country:

Oman

Region:

Asia

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While completing a maritime survey flight off Masirah Island, the crew encountered technical difficulties when the propeller detached from the engine n°4 that caught fire. Shortly later, the engine n°3 lost power then engine n°1 & 2 also lost power and failed. The aircraft lost height but the crew was able to regain control at 2,500 feet and eventually ditched the aircraft 8 km offshore. All 11 occupants were quickly rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A Defender in Oman

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1987

Type of aircraft:

Britten-Norman Islander

Operator:

Registration:

308

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

MSN:

418

YOM:

1975

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Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Oman. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Dornier DO228-100 in Al Jaylah

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1987

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO228

Operator:

Registration:

A4O-CP

Flight Phase:

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MSN:

7020

YOM:

1983

Location:

Al Jaylah

Al Batinah North Governorate

Country:

Oman

Region:

Asia

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The twin engine airplane was engaged in a demonstration flight to a delegation of the Abu Dhabi Defence Force when it crashed in unknown circumstances in Al Jaylah. All seven occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Douglas DC-6B in Fanja: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1978 at 2210 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-6

Operator:

New World Air Charter

Registration:

N122A

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Ferry

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Muscat - Larnaca

MSN:

45327/819

YOM:

1957

Location:

Fanja

Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate

Country:

Oman

Region:

Asia

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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.

Probable cause:

For unknown reasons, the crew initiated a left turn after takeoff from runway 26 instead of a right turn as in the published procedures.

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Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Defender off the Khuriya Muriya Islands: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1976

Type of aircraft:

Britten-Norman Islander

Operator:

Registration:

304

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

Survivors:

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

413

YOM:

1974

Location:

Khuriya Muriya Islands

Dhofar Governorate

Country:

Oman

Region:

Asia

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Circumstances:

While conducting a maritime patrol flight, the twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off the Khuriya Muriya Islands. All five occupants were killed.