Douglas DC-4 crash, Nov 21, 1959 (24 killed), Beirut Beir...
Douglas DC-4 accident on November 21, 1959 near Beirut Beirut Governorate, Lebanon with 24 fatalities. Cause: Navigational error, turn started too...
- Date: November 21, 1959
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-4
- Location: Beirut Beirut Governorate, Lebanon
- Fatalities: 24
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Navigational error, turn started too late, and no. 1 engine fire indication slowed the turn and climb
An Ariana Afghan Airlines DC 4 on a flight from Beirut to Kabul struck a hill at Aramoun two minutes after takeoff from Beirut on 21 November 1959 and burst into flames. Twenty four of the 27 occupants were killed. An investigation proposed a navigational error or a fire in the No 1 engine as the cause.