The Tu-154 crash near Damascus - an aircraft crash that occurred on Thursday March 23, 1978 near Damascus , while 4 people were killed.
| The catastrophe near Damascus | |
|---|---|
 The crashed Tu-154 board LZ-BTB for 6 years before the disaster (July 30, 1972) | |
| General information | |
| date | March 23, 1978 |
| Character | CFIT |
| Cause | Crew error |
| A place |  22 km NE Damascus ( Syria ) |
| Aircraft | |
| Model | Tu-154B |
| Airline |  Balkan |
| Departure point | Sofia ( Bulgaria ) |
| Stopover | Damascus ( Syria ) |
| Destination |  Sharjah ( UAE ) |
| Board number | LZ-BTB |
| Date of issue | May 1972 |
| Crew | four |
| Dead | 4 (all) |
Aircraft
Tu-154 with serial number 74A-027 and serial number 00-27 was manufactured by the Kuibyshev aircraft factory in May 1972 and transferred to the Bulgarian airline Balkan , where it received the LZ-BTB flight number and began to operate. In July 1977, the aircraft was converted into a Tu-154 B model, while 3 NK-8-2U turbofan engines were installed on it. The LZ-BTB was one of the 6 Tu-154s leased from November 1977 to January 1978 by the Libyan airline Libyan Arab Airlines for the transport of pilgrims going on a hajj to Mecca and back ( see also about the LZ-BTN board ). The total flight time of the airliner by the day of the disaster was about 7800 hours [1] .
Holocaust
The aircraft performed a training flight (according to some data - cargo) along the route Sofia - Damascus - Sharjah . On board were 4 crew members, including a student pilot. The landing approach in Damascus was carried out under the supervision of a student who allowed a decrease below a safe height. As a result, 22.5 km northeast of Damascus airport, the Tu-154 crashed into a hill and completely collapsed. All 4 people on board were killed [2] [3] [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Tupolev Tu-154B Board number: LZ-BTB . russianplanes.net. Date of treatment April 20, 2014.
- ↑ Crash of a Tupolev TU-154 in Damascus: 4 killed ( link unavailable) . B3A Aircraft Accidents Archives. Date of treatment April 20, 2014. Archived April 21, 2014.
- ↑ ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 154 LZ-BTB Damascus . Aviation Safety Network . Date of treatment April 20, 2014.
- ↑ Chronicle of the falling Tu-154 . Newspaper.Ru (October 7, 2001). Date of treatment April 20, 2014.