Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle crash, Apr 17, 1964 (49 killed)
Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle accident on April 17, 1964 near Dhahran ash-Sharqīyah, Saudi Arabia with 49 fatalities. Cause: The investigation found no...
- Date: April 17, 1964
- Aircraft: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle
- Location: Dhahran ash-Sharqīyah, Saudi Arabia
- Fatalities: 49
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The investigation found no technical fault and could not determine the cause. A localised vertical gust or windshear in the sandstorm could potentially have caused a faster descent.
Middle East Airlines Flight 444, a Sud Aviation Caravelle on a scheduled service from Beirut, crashed into the Persian Gulf while on an approach to Dhahran on 17 April 1964. All 49 people on board were killed. The cause of the crash was never determined.