Possibly I remembering this one....Was this the one that required the crew sleeping onboard whilst it was unloaded and reloaded? Bit of a problem in 40 degrees C on the Muscat ramp where temperatures can rise at night.
Then briefed for a 26 departure with a right turn on course with homes in Lebanon as destination .... then experianced a last minute runway change trap on taxi out...they used 08 and still made the right turn out into the hills?
Possibly well tired by all this and got caught out as a result.
American Captain with all Lebanese crew.....freight based operation out of Lebanon and it all happened (as it did again) on a very black and dark Gulf night
when you do not see the hills or the stars or any lights on the ground...just a big black hole.
As a result of this crash.... a 08 left turn out and emergency left turn were then published.....also crews were now allowed to enter and sleep in the airport building and later actually off airport....not that much in the way of accommodation there in 1978 and crews were required to stay at their aircraft due security during long transit turnarounds.