Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 5 December 1972
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-366C
Owner/operator: EgyptAir
Registration Number: SU-AOW
Location: Beni Suef –
ÿ Egypt
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: The Boeing 707 engine and pylon.The Boeing 707 engine and pylon.
Category: Accident
A Boeing 707 crashed near Airway A1C after a separation of the fourth engine and pylon during a training flight from Cairo.A Boeing 707 crashed near Airway A1C after a separation of the fourth engine and pylon during a training flight from Cairo.
Description
The Boeing 707 took off from Cairo (CAI) at 14:34 on a training flight. The airplane crashed along Airway A1C probably following a separation of the no. 4 engine and pylon.
Primary Cause
Separation of the fourth engine and pylon.Separation of the fourth engine and pylon.Share on:
