Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
Datum: | Donnerstag 31 März 1988 |
Zeit: | 04:07 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas DC-8-55F |
Fluggesellschaft: | Arax Airlines |
Kennzeichen: | 5N-ARH |
Werknummer: | 45859/253 |
Baujahr: | 1966 |
Triebwerk: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | Cairo International Airport (CAI) ( Ägypten)
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Flugphase: | Start (TOF) |
Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
Flug von: | Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Ägypten |
Flug nach: | Sharjah Airport (SHJ/OMSJ), Vereinigte Arabische Emirate |
Unfallbericht:An engine caught fire on the second takeoff attempt. The aircraft crashed at the runway end.
Informationsquelle:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 2/88 (#47)
Fotos
accident date:
31-03-1988type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-55F
registration: 5N-ARH
accident date:
31-03-1988type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-55F
registration: 5N-ARH
Map
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 Sharjah Airport as the crow flies is 2412 km (1507 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.