| Date: | Friday 7 March 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers 628 Viking 1B |
| Owner/operator: | Misrair |
| Registration: | SU-AGN |
| MSN: | 196 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 26 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manzala Lake -
 Egypt
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT) |
| Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA) |
The Viking was approaching Cairo after a flight from Athens when bad weather forced the flight to divert to Port Said. On approach to Port Said, the aircraft crashed into Manzala Lake.
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