Incident Overview
Date: Monday 12 June 1961
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-188C Electra
Owner/operator: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Registration Number: PH-LLM
Location: 4 km SE of Cairo International Airport (CAI) –
ÿ Egypt
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 36
Component Affected: Pilot-in-command’s instruments.Pilot-in-command’s instruments.
Category: Accident
KLM Flight 823 experienced a significant near-miss due to a sudden and unexpected loss of control while approaching Cairo runway 34. The aircraft, an Electra, crashed 4 kilometers short of the runway threshold, resulting in a height of 60 meters above the threshold.KLM Flight 823 experienced a significant near-miss due to a sudden and unexpected loss of control while approaching Cairo runway 34. The aircraft, an Electra, crashed 4 kilometers short of the runway threshold, resulting in a height of 60 meters above the threshold.
Description
KLM Flight 823 departed Amsterdam on June 11 at 18:50 for a flight to Kuala Lumpur via Munich, Rome, Cairo, and Karachi. The Electra was approaching Cairo runway 34 when it crashed 4 km short of the runway threshold, at a point 60 m above threshold level. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The accident was caused by the pilot-in-command inattention to his instruments.”
Primary Cause
Pilot-in-command’s attention to instruments.Pilot-in-command’s attention to instruments.Share on:
