ČSA Flight 540
1975 PLANE CRASH OF A CSA IL-62 NEAR DAMASCUS, SYRIA, KILLING 126
CSA Flight 540
ČSA Flight 540 was a regular international service from Prague to Tehran via Damascus and Baghdad. The flight, operated by Ilyushin Il-62 Brno Trade Fair, was on approach to runway 23R at Damascus International Airport on 20 August 1975, descending in clear weather, when it crashed from the airport.