ČSA Flight 540
 An CSA Il-62, similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 August 1975 |
| Summary | CFIT on approach |
| Site | 17 km NE of Damascus International Airport, Syria |
| Passengers | 117 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Fatalities | 126 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 2 |
| Survivors | 2 |
| Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-62 |
| Aircraft name | Brno Trade Fair |
| Operator | ČSA (Československé Státní Aerolinie) |
| Registration | OK-DBF |
| Flight origin | Praha-Ruzyne International Airport, Czechoslovakia |
| Stopover | Damascus International Airport, Syria |
| Destination | Tehran International Airport, Iran |
ČSA Flight 540 was a regular international service from Prague to Tehran via Damascus and Baghdad. The flight, operated by Ilyushin Il-62 "Brno Trade Fair", was on approach to runway 23R at Damascus International Airport on 20 August 1975, descending in clear weather, when it crashed 17 km (11 mi) from the airport.[1] The aircraft broke up and caught fire on impact; 126 of the 128 passengers and crew on board died in the accident in Syria's worst ever air disaster.[2] and also the worst air disaster for the airliner.
The cause of the crash was determined to be the flight crew's failure to maintain the minimum flight altitude.[3]
References
- ↑ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19750820-0
- ↑ Czech plane crashes in desert, 126 dead
- ↑ Gero, David (1996). Aviation Disasters Second Edition. Patrick Stephens Limited. p. 135.
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Coordinates: 33°31′10″N 36°40′10″E / 33.5194°N 36.6694°E
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