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Mount Lebanon Governorate (Jabal Lubnan)

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

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
YK-AAF
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Damascus – Aleppo
Country:
Region:
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 Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina in Dahr Ain el Abid: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 19, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P-211
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
1945
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While cruising in low visibility due to poor weather conditions, the seaplane hit the Dahr Ain el Abid hill. A crew member was killed while eight others were rescued. The aircraft was on its way from Dutch Guinea to The Netherlands.