SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc crash, Jan 6, 1954, Beirut Beirut...
SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc accident on January 6, 1954 near Beirut Beirut Governorate, Lebanon with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of power on the No. 1...
- Date: January 6, 1954
- Aircraft: SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc
- Location: Beirut Beirut Governorate, Lebanon
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of power on the No. 1 engine combined with the aircraft's tendency to veer left
A Languedoc of Air Liban was rejected during takeoff from Beirut after it veered left and then swerved off the runway. The left main gear failed on soft ground and the left engines struck the ground. All nine occupants escaped, but the aircraft was destroyed by fire.