YE-AAB — routes, history & safety record

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

November 3, 1958AccidentHull loss
The aircraft was on an official government flight from Rome, Italy to Yugoslavia, taking the Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Yemen to Belgrade. Four crew and four passengers were aboard. The flight departed Ciampino Airport (Rome) at 1645Z on an IFR flight plan and was to proceed via Viterbo, Pescara and Split to Belgrade.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 8 fatalities
The accident was due to faulty conduct of the flight. The following factors were reported: - Inadequately trained crew, - Faulty use of the radio compass, - Failure to request assistance of D/F facilities, - Erroneous estimates, - The pilot-in-command and the crew had an inadequate knowledge of the Italian and English phraseology to be used in… Full accident record