Narrative:
Bad weather at the destination Cairo forced the crew to divert to Wadi Halfa, Sudan. A crash-landing 3 miles West of Wadi Halfa was made following fuel exhaustion.
Forced landing outside airport
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 16 March 1962 |
| Type: |  Vickers 739 Viscount |
| Operator: | United Arab Airlines - UAA |
| Registration: | SU-AID |
| MSN: | 86 |
| First flight: | 1955-12-21 (6 years 3 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12002 |
| Cycles: | 15468 |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Dart 506 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 5 km (3.1 mls) W of Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF) ( Sudan)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Jerusalem Airport (JRS/OJJR), Israel |
| Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Egypt |
Bad weather at the destination Cairo forced the crew to divert to Wadi Halfa, Sudan. A crash-landing 3 miles West of Wadi Halfa was made following fuel exhaustion.
Classification:
Fuel exhaustionForced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Vickers Viscount Network (vickersviscount.net)Photos
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 Jerusalem Airport to Cairo International Airport as the crow flies is 409 km (256 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Jerusalem Airport to Cairo International Airport as the crow flies is 409 km (256 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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