Dhofar Governorate | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

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.

Crash of aShort SC.7 Skyvan 3M Variant 400 in Tawi Atair

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1974

Type of aircraft:

Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant

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Registration:

909

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

Site:

Desert

MSN:

1899

YOM:

1972

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Crashed in unknown circumstances. Crew fate remains unknown.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-4A Caribou in Tawi Atair

Date & Time: Dec 3, 1973

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou

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Registration:

803

Flight Type:

Military

Site:

Desert

MSN:

295

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1970

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Crashed in unknown circumstances.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A Dakota III near Salalah: 32 killed

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1944

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

KG690

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Mountains

Schedule:

Riyan - Salalah

MSN:

13557

YOM:

1944

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The airplane was completing a flight from Riyan to Salalah on behalf of the 44th SAAF Squadron, carrying five crew members and 27 passengers, among them locals. While approaching Salalah from the west in marginal weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain, crashed and exploded about 48 km west of Salalah. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 32 occupants were killed. The wreckage was found about 630 feet above sea level.
Crew:
Lt C. J. K. Schutte, pilot,
Lt J. H. Glenny, copilot,
Lt G. C. Pennington, observer,
Cpl R. Hosmer, wireless operator,
Cpl R. B. Boraine, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Pilot was well briefed at both Sheikh Othman and Riyan in correct approaches to Salalah and was instructed that in thick weather only safe approach to Salalah was on bearing between 300° and 360°. Pilot was approaching Salalah on a bearing of 051° which is unsafe in thick weather unless approach is made at not less than 5,000 feet. It was impossible to ascertain from the wreckage whether there had been engine trouble but assumed not as aircraft was in good w/t communication with Salalah immediately before crash and made no distress signals.