Narrative:
Due to bad weather at the destination Alexandria, the Air Sinai F-27 returned to Cairo. The aircraft crashed short of the runway while approaching in a sandstorm. The aircraft collided with the side of a building and caught fire.
accident date: 10-06-1986
type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 500
registration: SU-GAD
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 10 June 1986 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-27 Friendship 500 |
| Operator: | Air Sinai |
| Registration: | SU-GAD |
| MSN: | 10659 |
| First flight: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2063 |
| Cycles: | 2378 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Dart 535-7 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 21 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 26 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Cairo International Airport (CAI) ( Egypt)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Egypt |
| Alexandria Airport (ALY/HEAX), Egypt |
Due to bad weather at the destination Alexandria, the Air Sinai F-27 returned to Cairo. The aircraft crashed short of the runway while approaching in a sandstorm. The aircraft collided with the side of a building and caught fire.
Sources:
» Willem WendtPhotos
accident date: 10-06-1986
type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 500
registration: SU-GAD
Map
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 Alexandria Airport as the crow flies is 181 km (113 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Cairo International Airport to Alexandria Airport as the crow flies is 181 km (113 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.
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