Narrative:
Crashed into sea. The airplane carried American oil exports of the Western Desert Petroleum Co.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 5 November 1978 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Nile Delta Air Services |
| Registration: | SU-AZM |
| MSN: | 25851/14406 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Alexandria, Egypt ( Mediterranean Sea)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Alexandria Airport (ALY/HEAX), Egypt |
| Um Barka Oil Field Airstrip, Egypt |
Crashed into sea. The airplane carried American oil exports of the Western Desert Petroleum Co.
Sources:
» The Spokesman-Review - Nov 7, 1978Photos
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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