ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 YU-AHR Aden International Airport (ADE)
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Date:Sunday 19 March 1972
Time:22:58
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC93 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Operating for:Inex-Adria Aviopromet
Leased from:EgyptAir
Registration: YU-AHR
MSN: 47503/587
First flight: 1970
Total airframe hrs:3465
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9
Crew:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Passengers:Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21
Total:Fatalities: 30 / Occupants: 30
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:7 km (4.4 mls) SW of Aden International Airport (ADE) (   Yemen)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Egypt
Destination airport:Aden International Airport (ADE/ODAA), Yemen
Flightnumber:MS763
Narrative:
Crashed into Shamsan Mts, while on visual approach to runway 08.

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground

Sources:
» ICAO Adrep


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photo of DC-9-32-YU-AHR
accident date: 19-03-1972
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
registration: YU-AHR
 

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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 Cairo International Airport to Aden International Airport as the crow flies is 2364 km (1478 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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.
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