| Date: | Sunday 5 November 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Nile Delta Air Services |
| Registration: | SU-AZM |
| MSN: | 25851/14406 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Alexandria, Egypt -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Alexandria Airport (ALY/HEAX) |
| Um Barka Oil Field Airstrip | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into sea. The airplane carried American oil experts of the Western Desert Petroleum Co.
Sources:
The Spokesman-Review - Nov 7, 1978
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2025 09:22 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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