Airplane Crash - Beirut, Lebanon 11/21/1959
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Beirut, Lebanon
| Date | 11/21/1959 |
| Location | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Operator | Ariana Afghan Airlines |
| Flight # | 202 |
| Route | Beirut - Tehran |
| Type | Douglas DC-4 |
| Registration | YA-BAG |
| Cn/In | 18367 |
| Aboard | 27 |
| Fatalities | 24 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | Crashed shortly after takeoff, 2.5 miles from Beirut Airport. Navigation error. Possible in-flight fire in the No. 1 engine which induced the pilot to start fire emergency action with a resulting reduction in the rate of turn and the rate of climb. |
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