What happened
A cargo operation traveling from Warsaw to Beirut, with a scheduled stop in Varga, ended in a fatal accident near the Lebanese capital. The four-engine airplane, which was transporting a shipment of frozen meat, was descending through 2,100 feet while approaching the airport. During this final approach phase, the aircraft collided with electrical power cables.
The impact caused the plane to crash onto rocky terrain situated approximately 8 km from the threshold of runway 21. The force of the collision resulted in the total disintegration of the airframe. There were nine fatalities among the crew members on board, with no survivors reported.
Findings
During the descent, air traffic controllers attempted to communicate several instructions to the flight crew. However, the crew did not acknowledge or respond to these transmissions. It has been suggested that a language barrier may have prevented the crew from receiving and acting upon the ATC guidance.