Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando of Beirut: 27 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 3, 1957 at 0155 LT
Operator:
Registration:
OD-ACK
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Beirut – Kuwait City
MSN:
30249
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
23
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
27
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Beirut Airport, the crew informed ATC about a fire on board and elected to return. More than thirty minutes later, while at altitude of 2,000 meters, the aircraft lost height and crashed into the sea some 18 km off Beirut. Some debris were found in the morning and all 27 occupants were killed. The airplane was also carrying a load of gold.
