Status:
Date:	09 JUL 1962
Time:	21:42 UTC
Type:	Douglas DC-4-1009
Operator:	Trans Mediterranean Airways - TMA
Registration:	OD-AEC
C/n / msn:	42918
First flight:	1946
Crew:	Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:	Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Airplane damage:	Written off
Airplane fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	2,2 km (1.4 mls) NE off Brindisi-Papola Casale Airport (BDS) (Italy)
Phase:	Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	Brindisi-Papola Casale Airport (BDS/LIBR), Italy
Destination airport:	Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Lebanon
Flightnumber:	104

Narrative:
Flight 104, a TMA DC-4 departed London at 12:02 GMT on the return trip to Beirut via Frankfurt and Brindisi.
The plane arrived at Brindisi at 20:30 GMT and took off from runway 05 at 21:41 GMT for Beirut. The plane, however, didn't gain enough height and started to descend again after reaching 60 m. The DC-4 banked slightly to the left and struck the sea 2250m from the end of the runway, 4 degrees left of the extended runway centreline.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was probably caused by a loss of power on No.1 and 2 engines following takeoff, which resulted in a gradual loss of height. The probable slow psycho-physical reaction of the crew, due to fatigue, may have prevented perception of the danger and the timely execution of manoeuvres to prevent the accident, or minimize its consequences."

Events:

Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest No.14 Volume II, Circular 71-AN/63 (97-99)