Airplane Crash - Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey, England 01/05/1969
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey, England
| Date | 01/05/1969 |
| Time | 02:35 |
| Location | Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey, England |
| Operator | Ariana Afghan Airlines |
| Flight # | 701 |
| Route | Frankfurt - London |
| Type | Boeing B-727-113C |
| Registration | YA-FAR |
| Cn/In | 19690/540 |
| Aboard | 65 |
| Fatalities | 50 |
| Ground | 2 |
| Summary | The aircraft descended below the glide slope and crashed into trees and a house short of the runway. Incorrect setting of flaps and instruments. |
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