Accident description
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 09 OCT 1963 |
| Type: | Douglas C-74 Globemaster I |
| Operator: | Aeronaves de Panama |
| Registration: | HP-385 |
| C/n / msn: | 13915 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 13 km (8.1 mls) S of Marseille-Marignane Airport (MRS) (France)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Marseille-Marignane Airport (MRS/LFML), France |
| Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Egypt |
The aircraft took off at night on runway 14, having misunderstood the ATC clearance which was runway 32. The plane crashed approx 7 NM south of the airport, hitting 800 ft high terrain only 15/20 feet below the summit.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Marseille-Marignane Airport to Cairo International Airport as the crow flies is 2725 km (1703 miles).
Distance from Marseille-Marignane Airport to Cairo International Airport as the crow flies is 2725 km (1703 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
