Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Dahr el-Kadib: 9 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 21, 1952
Operator:
Registration:
YK-AAF
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Damascus – Aleppo
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.
