Editing Ben Gurion Airport (section)

== Accidents and incidents ==

* On 13 February 1939, a [[Fokker F.XVIII]] (VQ-PAF) of the newly founded Commercial Aviation Company Ltd. was being flown around the airport for an inaugural celebration. While landing the pilot lost control and veered off into the mud, damaging it beyond repair.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F.XVIII VQ-PAF Lydda Airport (TLV) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19390113-2 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 5 February 1950, a [[Douglas C-54 Skymaster|Douglas C-54A-10-DC]] (4X-ACD) of El Al skidded off during takeoff, caught fire, and was damaged beyond repair. All 50 occupants survived.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-54A-10-DC (DC-4) 4X-ACD Lydda Airport (TLV) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19500205-1 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 15 May 1953, a [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|Douglas C-47]] of the [[United States Air Force|USAF]] as part of a US military attaché in Israel caught fire standing at night and was burned out. Sabotage was suspected.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47 (DC-3) registration unknown Lydda Airport (TLV) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19530515-2 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 26 October 1969, a [[Vickers Viscount|Vickers 833 Viscount]] (4X-AVC) of Arkia crashed during a nighttime training flight and was damaged beyond repair. All three occupants survived.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Vickers 833 Viscount 4X-AVC Tel Aviv-Lod International Airport (TLV) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19691026-0 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 30 November 1970, a [[Boeing 707|Boeing 707-373C]] (N790TW) of [[Trans World Airlines|TWA]] was taking off for a cargo flight to Frankfurt at 02:00 on runway 30 when an empty, unlit [[Israeli Air Force|IAF]] [[Boeing 377 Stratocruiser|Stratocruiser]] (4X-FPS/037) was towed across the runway; the 707 hit the Stratocruiser and both aircraft caught fire. Both planes were damaged beyond repair, and all three crew on the 707 survived. However, two persons were killed on the ground.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-373C N790TW Tel Aviv-Lod International Airport (TLV) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19701130-0 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter 4X-FPS/037 Tel Aviv-Lod International Airport (TLV) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19701130-1 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 8 May 1972, a Boeing 707-329 (OO-SJG) of [[Sabena]] was hijacked en route to Tel Aviv from Vienna and landed at Ben Gurion; the four hijackers demanded prisoner releases. Two were shot and killed by military personnel in ground engineer uniforms the same day, and a passenger died eight days later from injuries sustained in the gun battle.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-329 OO-SJG Tel Aviv-Lod International Airport (TLV) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720508-0 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 16 August 1973, a [[Boeing 720|Boeing 720-023B]] (OD-AFR) of [[Middle East Airlines|MEA]] was hijacked en route from [[Benghazi]] to [[Beirut]] over [[Cyprus]] by a male hijacker with two guns who demanded to be flown at Ben Gurion; he was overpowered by ground police upon arrival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 720-023B OD-AFR Tel Aviv-Lod International Airport (TLV) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730816-0 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 31 July 1980, a Boeing 707-358C (4X-ATX) of El Al had a fire erupt in the rear lavatory prior to departure at Ben Gurion; the aircraft was evacuated and fire services had to cut a hole in the fuselage to put out the flames. The aircraft was later repaired.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-358C 4X-ATX Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19800731-0 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 16 February 1987, a [[Convair CV-240 family|Convair CV-240-24]] (N93218) of [[Israel Aerospace Industries|IAI]] was destroyed in a hangar fire.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-240-24 N93218 Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19870216-0 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 1 December 1988: [[1988 Ordzhonikidze bus hijacking]]. Five men in [[Vladikavkaz|Ordzhonikidze]] hijacked a [[school bus]], demanding 2,000,000 [[Soviet ruble|rubles]] and an airplane to fly them to Israel. The bus went to [[Mineralnye Vody Airport]] and the hijackers boarded an [[Ilyushin Il-76|Ilyushin Il-76T]] of Aeroflot in exchange for 30 hostages. The plane arrived at Ben Gurion the following day, and the hijackers surrendered.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-76T registration unknown Tel aviv-Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19881202-0 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 18 June 2001, a [[ATR 42|ATR 42-320]] (4X-ATK) of Israir could not lower its starboard main undercarriage and had to land without it; none of the 42 occupants were injured. The plane was written off and converted into a training rig.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident ATR 42-320 4X-ATK Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010618-0 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 8 April 2015, a [[British Aerospace 125|British Aerospace BAe 125-800A]] (4X-CZO) of Arrow Aviation aborted a takeoff from runway 26 due to a swerve issue, and after stopping a fire broke out in the right main gear wheel area. The plane, an air ambulance, was substantially damaged.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident British Aerospace BAe 125-800A 4X-CZO Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20150408-0 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 28 March 2018, a [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-76J (WL)]] (D-ABLB) on Germania Flight 4915 to Berlin collided with a [[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300ER]] (4X-EAK) on El Al Flight 385 to Rome while both aircraft were in the pushback/towing phase at 06:22. The 737's tail fin hit the right horizontal stabilizer of the 767 after ground controllers cleared both for pushback without realizing they were blocking each other. The 737 was later repaired, but the 767 was written off.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-76J (WL) D-ABLB Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20180328-0 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 767-3Q8ER 4X-EAK Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20180328-1 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 4 May 2025, a ballistic missile launched from Yemen by the Iran-backed [[Houthis|Houthi]] rebel group landed in the vicinity of Ben Gurion Airport after repeated attempts to intercept the missile failed. Flights at the airport were delayed for a half hour after the attack.<ref>{{Citeweb|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/04/middleeast/flights-halted-at-israel-airport-yemen-strike-intl|title=Israel fails to intercept Houthi missile targeting its main airport, showing the limits of US efforts to weaken the group|last1=Michaelis|first1=Tamar|last2=Liebermann|first2=Oren|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=4 May 2025|accessdate=4 May 2025}}</ref> Multiple flights to Tel Aviv were also suspended.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/flights-again-halted-israel-after-houthi-missile-lands-near-airport-2025-05-04/|title=Flights again halted to Israel after Houthi missile lands near airport|publisher=Reuters|date=4 May 2025}}</ref>