Incident Overview
Date: Monday 9 February 1953
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46D Commando
Owner/operator: Egyptian Air Force
Registration Number: 1001
Location: 64 km E of Cairo –
ÿ Egypt
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 30 / Occupants: 35
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and/or control systemAircraft engine and/or control system
Category: Accident
A C-46 transport plane crashed in the desert east of Cairo, Egypt, resulting in the deaths of 30 occupants.A C-46 transport plane crashed in the desert east of Cairo, Egypt, resulting in the deaths of 30 occupants.
Description
A C-46 transport plane operated by the Egyptian Air Force crashed in the desert east of Cairo, Egypt. Local press reports indicate that 30 occupants died. Three were injured and two escaped uninjured.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N-UwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Cd8FAAAAIBAJ&dq=egyptian%20plane&pg=1424%2C1469233https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N-UwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Cd8FAAAAIBAJ&dq=egyptian%20plane&pg=1424%2C1469233Primary Cause
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