Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600
aviation accident
Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Marka International Airport, Jordan, to Seeb International Airport, Muscat, Oman, via Doha International Airport in Qatar. On the night of 13 March 1979, the Boeing 727 operating the flight was carrying out a missed approach to Doha's Runway 34 when it flew into a downburst, causing the aircraft to crash onto the runway, flip over and slide tail-first into a fire station, killing 41 passengers and 4 crew. However, there were also 19 survivors from those on board. The crash remains the deadliest aviation accident in the history of Qatar.
Background
Aircraft
The aircraft was a Boeing 727-2D3 and was equipped with three Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 jet engines. It was manufactured in 1974, registered in Jordan as JY-ADU in July 1974, and was delivered to Royal Jordanian in August 1974. The aircraft had flown a total of almost 10,200 flight hours as of 12 March 1979, one day prior to the accident flight.
Passengers and crew
There were 49 passengers and 15 crew members on board Flight 600. Alongside the pilots were six cabin crew members plus six extra crew members, the latter were seated throughout the cabin, and were treated as normal passengers.
The captain of the flight, 32-year old Isa al-Alami (عيسى العلمي), was the pilot monitoring.
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