Syrian Arab A320 near Damascus on Sep 20th 2012, mid air collision with helicopter

Last Update: October 2, 2012 / 11:23:43 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 20, 2012

Classification
Accident

Airline
Syrian Arab Airlines

Flight number
RB-501

Departure
Damascus, Syria

Destination
Latakia, Syria

Aircraft Registration
YK-AKF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Syrian Arab Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration YK-AKF performing flight RB-501 from Damascus to Latakia (Syria), was climbing through FL120 out of Damascus when the main rotor of a military helicopter clipped the upper half of the vertical stabilizer and rudder off the airliner. The helicopter crashed, the A320 was able to return to Damascus for a safe landing. The helicopter crew died, there were no injuries aboard the A320, the A320 received substantial damage.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration YK-AKC reached Latakia and onward destination Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) with a delay of 5 hours.

Syria's Information Ministry reported the aircraft carried 200 people.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 20, 2012

Classification
Accident

Airline
Syrian Arab Airlines

Flight number
RB-501

Departure
Damascus, Syria

Destination
Latakia, Syria

Aircraft Registration
YK-AKF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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