Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 11 August 1979
Aircraft Type: Learjet 35
Owner/operator: Bahri Aviation
Registration Number: N711AF
Location: 100 km S of Katab –
ÿ Egypt
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft wingsAircraft wings
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737-800 aircraft crashed en route Athens-Jeddah, with wreckage discovered in 1987. The incident involved a significant structural failure.A Boeing 737-800 aircraft crashed en route Athens-Jeddah, with wreckage discovered in 1987. The incident involved a significant structural failure.
Description
Crashed en route Athens-Jeddah; wreckage found in 1987.
Primary Cause
Structural failure of the aircraft’s wings during flight.Structural failure of the aircraft’s wings during flight.Share on:
