- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | January 01, 1976 |
Time: | 0530 |
Location: | Near Al Qaysumah, Saudi Arabia |
Operator: | Middle East Airlines |
Flight #: | 438 |
Route: | Beirut - Dubai |
AC Type: | Boeing B-720B-023B |
Registration: | OD-AFT |
cn / ln: | 18020/165 |
Aboard: | 82 (passengers:67 crew:15) |
Fatalities: | 82 (passengers:67 crew:15) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft broke-up at FL 370 and crashed in the desert. Detonation of an explosive device in the forward cargo compartment. |
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