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| Date: | Wednesday 22 November 1972 |
| Time: | 18:50 LT |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-62 |
| Owner/operator: | Egyptair |
| Registration: | SU-ARX |
| MSN: | 80305 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) |
| Rome-Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On the evening of Wednesday, November 22, 1972, Egypt Air's IL-62 SU-ARX, arriving from London, was prepared at parking bay G3 at Zurich Airport for its onward flight to Rome. Flight MS 780 was delayed by approximately 1.5 hours, so refueling and loading the aircraft were carried out under time pressure. Disembarkation was delayed because the rear self-propelled escalator could not be retracted immediately due to an electrical fault. Since there was no ground-cockpit intercom connection, hand signals had to be used on the floodlit pier. The commander started the engines at 6:50 p.m. 1) and began the taxi maneuver before the nose gear wheel shoes and the rear landing gear were removed.
The crew and passengers were uninjured, but the aircraft sustained minor damage. The overturned passenger stairs were severely damaged. The nearby Glatt river was polluted by the escaping fuel.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
BFU Switzerland
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/465898/SU-ARX (Photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2024 19:48 | ASN | Added |
| 23-May-2025 20:12 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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