ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A320-232 YK-AKF Duma
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Thursday 20 September 2012
Type:Silhouette image of generic A320 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Airbus A320-232
Operator:Syrianair
Registration: YK-AKF
MSN: 1117
First flight: 1999-10-11 (13 years)
Engines: 2 IAE V2527-A5
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Repaired
Location:over Duma (   Syria)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Damascus International Airport (DAM/OSDI), Syria
Destination airport:Latakia Airport (LTK/OSLK), Syria
Flightnumber:501
Narrative:
A Syrian Arab Airlines Airbus A320-232 passenger plane sustained substantial damage in a mid-air collision with a Syrian military helicopter over Duma, Syria.
The A320 had reportedly departed Damascus International Airport (DAM) when the accident happened. The helicopter struck the tail of the jet. The helicopter pilot lost control and crashed. The A320 made a safe landing at Damascus, with the top of the vertical stabilizer having been sheared off by the helicopter.

Sources:
» CBC
» JACDEC


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accident date: 20-09-2012
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accident date: 20-09-2012
type: Airbus A320-232
registration: YK-AKF
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accident date: 20-09-2012
type: Airbus A320-232
registration: YK-AKF
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accident date: 20-09-2012
type: Airbus A320-232
registration: YK-AKF
photo of Airbus-A320-232-YK-AKF
accident date: 20-09-2012
type: Airbus A320-232
registration: YK-AKF
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Damascus International Airport to Latakia Airport as the crow flies is 226 km (141 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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