ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265264
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| Date: | Thursday 8 July 2021 |
| Time: | c. 13:50 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP |
| Owner/operator: | Open Sky Aviation |
| Registration: | OD-AAB |
| MSN: | 172S11150 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ghosta, Keserwan district -
 Lebanon
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY/OLBA) |
| Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY/OLBA) | |
| Investigating agency: | MoPW&T |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP, registration OD-AAB, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident in Keserwan, Lebanon.
The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured.
The aircraft reportedly veered off the assigned flight course and it ended up crashing into a house and wooded terrain in the Ghosta area.
CFIT, VFR in IMC. Contributing factors including insufficient training, poor weather, low experience, overconfidence, increased stress, and lack of maps.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://libnanews.com/en/a-passenger-plane-crash-in-the-ghosta-forest/
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/282532-small-plane-crashes-in-ghosta-leaving-three-casualties
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/training-aircraft-crashes-in-lebanon-with-three-on-board-673239
https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1267799/training-aircraft-crashes-in-lebanon-with-three-on-board-aviation-sources-.html
Final report: http://www.dgca.gov.lb/index.php/en/cessna-172s-ghosta-en
https://assets.gosawa.com/storage/32000/7604/44c499874fd5d44e6a49509bd4f3181d.jpg (photo)
Media:
سقوط طائرة تدريب صغيرة تابعة لشركة OPENSKY في منطقة #كسروان الجبلية #شمال_بيروت، وفق ما أفاد مصدر عسكري لوكالة فرانس برس، ما تسبب في مصرع 3 أشخاص كانوا على متنها هم قائد الطائرة ومدنيان، في حادث نادر من نوعه في #لبنان.#الرؤية_بلا_حدود pic.twitter.com/3mOFFdsSbc
— صحيفة الرؤية (@Alroeya) July 8, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2021 13:05 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Jul-2021 13:07 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source] |
| 08-Jul-2021 13:12 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 08-Jul-2021 13:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2021 14:11 | Captain Adam | Updated [Nature, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2021 16:28 | RobertMB | Updated [Nature, Embed code] |
| 11-Nov-2023 13:05 | HanayoPlus | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2023 13:07 | harro | Updated [Nature, Accident report] |
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