Incident Overview
Date: Monday 31 August 1981
Aircraft Type: Boeing 720-023B
Owner/operator: Middle East Airlines – MEA
Registration Number: OD-AFR
Location: Beirut International Airport (BEY) –
ÿ Lebanon
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
An explosion of approximately 5 kg of dynamite caused significant damage to an aircraft shortly after its arrival from Libya.An explosion of approximately 5 kg of dynamite caused significant damage to an aircraft shortly after its arrival from Libya.
Description
Shortly after arriving from a flight from Libya, an explosion of approx. 5 kg of dynamite destroyed the aircraft.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=chwyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yKoFAAAAIBAJ&dq=beirut%20airport&pg=5962%2C8822681https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=chwyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yKoFAAAAIBAJ&dq=beirut%20airport&pg=5962%2C8822681Primary Cause
Explosion caused by dynamite.Explosion caused by dynamite.Share on:
