1969 Aswan Ilyushin Il-18 crash

Aviation accident in Egypt April 2026 1969 Aswan Ilyushin Il-18 crash Accident Yemen Arab Republic Aviation Ilyushin Il-18 Groves.jpg 250px An Ilyushin Il-18 similar to the accident aircraft. 20 March 1969 Pilot error in low visibility and poor weather Aswan International Airport, Egypt 23.958 N 32.820 E type:landmark_scale:5000 inline,title Ilyushin Il-18D United Arab Airlines SU-APC King Abdullah Air Base, Saudi Arabia Aswan International Airport, Egypt 105 98 7 5 100 5 On 20 March 1969, an Ilyushin Il-18 operated by United Arab Airlines crashed while attempting to land at Aswan Airport, Egypt, killing 100 of the 105 passengers and crew on board. The crash The flight was a non-scheduled international passenger service from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Aswan, Egypt, bringing Muslim Hajj pilgrims back from the holy city of Mecca.1969-03-20 Mecca pilgrims die in plane crash The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n909AAAAIBAJ&sjid=L0gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1884,3740031 2021-06-08 Google News The flight arrived in darkness in the early morning, with visibility reduced to 2–3 kilometers due to a sandstorm. After two unsuccessful attempts to land, the aircraft was approaching for a third time when it banked to the right and hit the left side of the runway. The starboard wing tore off and a fuel spillage followed which caused the crashed aircraft to burst into flames.Aviation Disasters Second Edition Gero David Patrick Stephens Limited 1996 89 Cause The probable cause was determined to be that the "Pilot descended below the minimum safe altitude without having the runway lights clearly in sight. A contributory factor was fatigue arising from continuous working hours without suitable rest periods."Ranter Harro ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-18D SU-APC Aswan Airport (ASW) https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690320-0 2021-06-08 aviation-safety.net Aviation Safety NetworkAccident Database: Accident Synopsis 03201969 http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=03201969&reg=SU-APC&airline=United+Arab+Airlines usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20090103052713/http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=03201969&reg=SU-APC&airline=United+Arab+Airlines 2009-01-03 2021-06-08 Airdisaster.com References External links Egypt 1960s Aviation 1969 Aswan Ilyushin Il-18 crash at AirDisaster.com (Archive) http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%200108.html Fatal Accidents on Public Transport Operations 1969 Flight International 15 January 1970 84 12 December 2013 8 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131212064645/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%200108.html dead Category:1969 in Egypt Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1969 Category:Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error Category:Airliner accidents and incidents caused by weather Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Egypt Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Ilyushin Il-18 Category:EgyptAir accidents and incidents Category:March 1969 in Africa