Accident | |
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Date | 20 July 1981 |
Summary | Structural failure due to loss of control in extreme turbulence. |
Site | Balad, Somalia |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Fokker F27-600 Friendship |
Operator | Somali Airlines |
Registration | 6O-SAY |
Flight origin | Mogadishu International Airport, Mogadishu, Somalia |
Destination | Hargeisa International Airport, Hargeisa, Somalia |
Occupants | 50 |
Passengers | 44 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 50 |
Survivors | 0 |
Somali Airlines Flight 40 was a scheduled domestic Somali Airlines flight on 20 July 1981 from Mogadishu to Hargeisa in Somalia. The aircraft crashed a few minutes after takeoff, and all 44 passengers and six crew on board were killed.