Crash of an Airspeed AS.65 Consul in Haitoura: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
G-AGVY
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Beirut – Amman
MSN:
3204
YOM:
1946
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a flight from Beirut to Amman on behalf of the United Nations. En route, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances on the slope of Mt Roumaniye located near the village of Haitoura, in the Jezzine district. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended a week later as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. Walkers found the wreckage of the aircraft in a snow covered area six weeks later, on March 29. Both crew members, British citizens, were killed.
Crew:
G. E. Whitehead, pilot,
E. C. S. Burden, radio operator.

Crash of a Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman in Amman: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
B-51
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
723
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Taking part to the Independence War of Israel, the single engine aircraft was engaged in a bombing mission when it crashed in unknown circumstances in Bait Mahseer, a suburb of Amman. All four occupants were killed, among them pilots Yariv Sheinbaum and Daniel Bukstein.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Amman

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8500
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Amman - Amman
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing at Amman Airport, an undercarriage collapsed. The airplane went out of control and came to rest. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Landing gear collapsed on landing.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF in Gaza: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 23, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
J9814
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Amman - Amman
MSN:
F.1214
YOM:
1929
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Amman on a survey flight with three crew members on board. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft went out of control and crashed some 3 km north of Gaza. One occupant was seriously injured and two others were killed.