De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo crash, Aug 9, 1974 (9 killed)
De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo accident on August 9, 1974 near Al-Dimass Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria with 9 fatalities.
- Date: August 9, 1974
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo
- Location: Al-Dimass Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Royal Canadian Air Force Buffalo carrying UN personnel to Damascus was hit by surface-to-air missiles while descending and crashed near Al-Dimass. All nine occupants died, and the inquiries into the loss reached differing conclusions.