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Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600 was a scheduled passenger flight from Queen Alia International Airport, Jordan to Seeb International Airport, Muscat, Oman, via Doha International Airport in Qatar. On 14 March 1979 it was being operated by a Boeing 727-2D3 jet airliner registered in Jordan as JY-ADU when, while carrying out a missed approach to Runway 34 at Doha at night, it flew into a thunderstorm, causing the aircraft to drop 750 feet (230 m) into the ground.[1] Sixty-four people were on board; of the 15 crew four died and two were seriously injured and 41 passengers were killed and six seriously injured; the aircraft was destroyed.[1]

Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600
JY-ADU, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 1977.
Accident
Date14 March 1979
SummaryMicroburst-induced wind shear
SiteDoha International Airport, Doha, Qatar
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 727-2D3
Aircraft nameThe City of Petra
OperatorAlia Royal Jordanian Airlines
RegistrationJY-ADU
Flight originAmman-Queen Alia International Airport (AMM/OJAI), Amman, Jordan
StopoverDoha International Airport (DIA/OTBD), Doha, Qatar
DestinationSeeb International Airport (MCT/OOMS) Muscat, Oman
Passengers49
Crew15
Fatalities45
Injuries19
Survivors19

Investigation


The accident was due to the encounter with a downburst related to the thunderstorm and the effects of which exceeded the performance capability of the aircraft.[1]


Aircraft


The aircraft was a three-engined Boeing 727-2D3 jet airliner registered JY-ADU with Boeing line number 1061, it first flew on 26 July 1974 in the United States and was delivered to Alia Royal Jordanian on 14 August 1974.[2]


References


Notes
  1. UK CAA Document CAA 429 World Airline Accident Summary p. 7/79 (ICAO Aircraft Accident Digest No. 25)
  2. Roach/Eastwood 1992, p. 126
Bibliography



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Auf dem Alia-Royal-Jordanian-Airlines-Flug 600 (Flugnummer: RJ600) ereignete sich am 14. März 1979 ein schwerer Flugunfall, als eine Boeing 727-2D3 der Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines kurz vor der Zwischenlandung auf dem Flughafen Doha im Katar verunglückte. Bei dem Zwischenfall starben 45 der 64 Personen an Bord der Maschine, es gab 19 Verletzte.
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