| Date: | Monday 9 February 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4C |
| Owner/operator: | United Arab Airlines - UAA |
| Registration: | SU-ALE |
| MSN: | 6444 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 23 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | München-Riem Airport (MUC) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | München-Riem Airport (MUC/EDDM) |
| Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT) |
Due to buffeting, the takeoff had to be rejected at a height of 30 feet. The aircraft landed back, overran the runway and struck a fence. The undercarriage was torn off and a small fire started.
CAUSE: Buffeting probably caused by icing on the wings. Due to improper operation of the flight controls, the Comet over rotated.
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Images:
photo (c) Georges Cozzika; Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG); 1964
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