| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 29 ENE 1973 |
| Tipo: | Ilyushin 18D |
| Operador: | EgyptAir |
| Registración: | SU-AOV |
| Numéro de série: | 188011003 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1968 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 7 / Ocupantes: 7 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 30 / Ocupantes: 30 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 37 / Ocupantes: 37 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | ca 16 km NNE of Nicosia Airport (NIC) (Chipre)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Egipto |
| Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Nicosia Airport (NIC/LCNC), Chipre |
Descripción:The Il-18 crashed into the Kyrenia Mountain range near the village of Karavas, at an altitude of 783m (117m below the crest) while on downwind on a nighttime approach to Nicosia runway 14.
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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 Nicosia Airport as the crow flies is 582 km (364 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.