Narrative:
The aircraft crashed into the sea (32'58"N 32'48"E) shortly after entering the Nicosia Flight Information Region (FIR).
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 18 August 1968 |
| Time: | 09:21 UTC |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24V |
| Operator: | United Arab Airlines - UAA |
| Registration: | SU-AOL |
| MSN: | 67302806 |
| First flight: | 1966 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 33 / Occupants: 33 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 40 / Occupants: 40 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | ca 180 km S off Cyprus ( Mediterranean Sea)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Egypt |
| Damascus International Airport (DAM/OSDI), Syria |
The aircraft crashed into the sea (32'58"N 32'48"E) shortly after entering the Nicosia Flight Information Region (FIR).
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Distance from Cairo International Airport to Damascus International Airport as the crow flies is 602 km (376 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Cairo International Airport to Damascus International Airport as the crow flies is 602 km (376 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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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Antonov An-24
- 1332 built
- 11th loss
- 5th fatal accident
- 4th worst accident (at the time)
- 26th worst accident (currently)
Mediterranean Sea- 2nd worst accident (at the time)
- 6th worst accident (currently)
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