Criminal Occurrence
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 10 ABR 1969 |
| Hora: | 17:30 UTC |
| Tipo: | Douglas C-47A-90-DL |
| Operado por: | United Arab Airlines - UAA |
| Alquilado a : | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registración: | ET-AAQ |
| Numéro de série: | 20174 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1944 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 3 km (1.9 milles) S of Suez (Egipto) |
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Asmara International Airport (ASM/HAAY), Eritrea |
| Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Egipto |
The aircraft was reportedly shot down after flying into a prohibited area. The pilot had reported that he could not receive the Cairo NDB and that the aircraft did not have a VOR receiver.
Fuentes:
» Bringing Africa thogether / Ethiopian Airlines, 1988
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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 Asmara International Airport to Cairo International Airport as the crow flies is 1808 km (1130 miles).
Distance from Asmara International Airport to Cairo International Airport as the crow flies is 1808 km (1130 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.
