Flugunfall 15 JAN 1968 einer Douglas DC-3 SU-AJG - Zifta
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:Montag 15 Januar 1968
Zeit:07:54
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas DC-3
Fluggesellschaft:United Arab Airlines - UAA
Kennzeichen: SU-AJG
Werknummer:
Baujahr:
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:Zifta (   Ägypten)
Flugphase: Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:Frachtflug
Flug von:Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Ägypten
Flug nach:Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Libanon
Unfallbericht:
The DC-3 departed Cairo at 07:21 for Beirut, but the crew elected to return due to icing conditions. The aircraft crashed out of control, approaching Cairo.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was due to ice accretion on the lifting surface of the aircraft accompanied by moderate to severe turbulence, which resulted in loss of aircraft control by the pilot. When he tried to regain control over the aircraft the lifting surfaces were loaded beyond approved design limits, which brought about the disintegration of main parts of the aircraft in the air, and its subsequent impact with the ground and the death of all members of crew. Some of the contributing factors were as follows: 1) The load of the aircraft exceeded the approved load by abut 500kg. 2) The probable shifting of the cargo and the resulting effect on the aircraft's centre of gravity."

Informationsquelle:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 107-AN/81 (207-213)


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Distance from Cairo International Airport to Beirut International Airport as the crow flies is 560 km (350 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.
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