ČSA Flight 540
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ČSA Flight 540 was a regular international service from Prague to Tehran via Damascus and Baghdad. The flight, operated by Ilyushin Il-62 Brno Trade Fair, was on approach to runway 23R at Damascus International Airport on 20 August 1975, descending in clear weather, when it crashed 17 km (11 mi) from the airport.[1] The aircraft broke up and caught fire on impact; 126 of the 128 passengers and crew on board died in the accident in Syria's worst ever air disaster,[2] also the worst air disaster for the airline.
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Date | 20 August 1975 |
Summary | Undetermined |
Site | 17 km NE of Damascus International Airport, Syria |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-62 |
Aircraft name | Brno Trade Fair |
Operator | ČSA (Československé Státní Aerolinie) |
Registration | OK-DBF |
Flight origin | Praha-Ruzyne International Airport, Czechoslovakia |
1st stopover | Damascus International Airport, Syria |
2nd stopover | Baghdad International Airport, Iraq |
Destination | Tehran Aryamehr International Airport, Iran |
Passengers | 117 |
Crew | 11 |
Fatalities | 126 (125 initially) |
Injuries | 2 (3 initially) |
Survivors | 2 (1 died during transport to hospital) |
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