Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 10 April 1965
Aircraft Type: Handley Page HPR-7 Herald 207
Owner/operator: Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines
Registration Number: JY-ACQ
Location: 22km ENE of Damascus –
ÿ Syria
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 54 / Occupants: 54
Component Affected: FuselageFuselage
Category: Accident
The Herald aircraft crashed on a 45-degree slope of a mountain at a height of 4200 feet msl. The probable cause was structural failure of the fuselage during flight.The Herald aircraft crashed on a 45-degree slope of a mountain at a height of 4200 feet msl. The probable cause was structural failure of the fuselage during flight.
Description
The Herald had taken off from Beirut at 19:55 for a flight to Amman. The aircraft crashed on a 45-degree slope of a mountain at a height of 4200 feet msl. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The cause of the accident was structural failure of the fuselage in flight.”
Primary Cause
Structural failure of the fuselage in flight.Structural failure of the fuselage in flight.Share on:
