Accident description
Last updated: 18 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 15 MAY 1962 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Operator: | United Arab Airlines - UAA |
| Registration: | SU-AJM |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Cairo International Airport (CAI) (Egypt) |
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Egypt |
| Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Lebanon |
The DC-3 crashed shortly after takeoff for a cargo flight to Beirut.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Cairo International Airport to Beirut International Airport as the crow flies is 560 km (350 miles).
Distance from Cairo International Airport to Beirut International Airport as the crow flies is 560 km (350 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
