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Crash of a Rockwell Sabreliner 75A in Alexandria

Date & Time: Apr 20, 2006 at 1505 LT
Type of aircraft:
Rockwell Sabreliner 75
Operator:
Registration:
JY-JAS
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Amman - Alexandria
MSN:
380-64
YOM:
1978
Location:
Alexandria
Alexandria
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Amman-Marka Airport on a positioning flight to Alexandria, Egypt. On final approach, the aircraft was too high on the glide but the captain decided to continue. During the last segment, after the speed brakes were deactivated, the aircraft floated and landed too far down the runway. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, it overran and came to rest. While all three crew members escaped uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Wrong approach configuration on part of the captain who decided to landed while the aircraft was too high on the glide. Failure of the captain to initiate a go-around procedure after the copilot warned him three times about that.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 off Alexandria: 18 killed

Date & Time: Nov 5, 1978
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Nile Delta Air Services
Registration:
SU-AZM
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Alexandria - Um Barka
MSN:
14406/25851
YOM:
1944
Location:
Alexandria
Alexandria
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
18
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Alexandria Airport, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed in the Mediterranean Sea. All 18 occupants were killed, among them few American citizens. They were en route to the Um Barka Oil Field.

Crash of a Fairchild C-82A Packet near Alexandria: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 19, 1964
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild C-82 Packet
Operator:
John Mechan Oil Company
Registration:
N128E
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Amman – Benghazi
MSN:
10164
YOM:
1945
Location:
Alexandria
Alexandria
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
En route from Amman to Benghazi, the airplane was overflying Egypt when an Egyptian Air Force MiG-21 positioned beside it. The crew was contacted several times and instructed to divert to Cairo Airport. For unknown reason, the crew failed to follow these instructions and the airplane was shot down by air-air missile, dove into the ground and crashed 40 km east of Alexandria. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the pilot of an Egyptian Air Force MiG-21.

Crash of a Fiat G.212 in Alexandria

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Fiat G.212
Operator:
Services Aériens Internationaux d'Égypte - SAIDE
Registration:
SU-AFX
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Alexandria – Benghazi – Tripoli
MSN:
07
YOM:
1947
Location:
Alexandria
Alexandria
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff in unknown circumstances. There were no injuries but the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Beechcraft D18S in Alexandria: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft D18
Operator:
Registration:
SU-ADK
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
A-54
YOM:
1946
Location:
Alexandria
Alexandria
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crashed shortly after takeoff from Alexandria Airport, killing all five occupants.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-80-DL in Alexandria

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Pan African Air Charter
Registration:
ZS-AYB
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Geneva – Luqa – Cairo
MSN:
19584
YOM:
1944
Location:
Alexandria
Alexandria
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
26
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Approaching Luqa Airport in Malta, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and decided to continue to Cairo directly. On approach to the Egyptian coast, fuel reserve were too low and the captain decided to divert to Alexandria. On final, the aircraft stalled (likely due to a double engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion) and crashed into the Alexandria harbor, near the suburb of Ras-el-Tin. All 30 occupants were rescued (few of them were slightly injured) while the aircraft was lost.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide near Alexandria: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1945
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide
Operator:
Registration:
SU-ABP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Desert
Schedule:
Cairo – Alexandria
MSN:
6298
YOM:
1935
Location:
Alexandria
Alexandria
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Enroute, the twin engine aircraft christened 'Al Kahira' crashed in unknown circumstances some 60 km south of Alexandria. All 7 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Short S.25 Sunderland off Abu Qir: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1942 at 0620 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.25 Sunderland
Operator:
Registration:
T9050
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Abu Qir - Abu Qir
Location:
Abukir (Abū Qīr)
Alexandria
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The seaplane left Abu Qir seaplane base at 0545LT on a maritime patrol flight. After 35 minutes into the flight, the engine number one failed. The captain decided to stall the aircraft that broke its back while hitting the water surface. Three crew members were killed while all nine others were rescued. The aircraft was lost.
Crew (230th Squadron):
F/O R. J. Murphy, pilot,
P/O R. C. Scott, pilot,
F/O T. W. Sanderson, pilot,
P/O A. H. Matthews, navigator,
F/Sgt J. Harkins, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt K. J. Carlsson, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt J. Adam, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt J. Groleau, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt G. Lindsay, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt D. Hall, flight engineer,
LAC D. McLean, fitter,
LAC N. Kelly, rigger.
Source by Alan Storr:
http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/pdf/RC09125_007--1-.pdf
Probable cause:
The aircraft was forced to return from patrol owing to failure of the port outer engine. There was no indication from any member of the crew including the fitter that any other engine appeared to be giving trouble. When the Captain thought the port engine was failing he should have immediately checked his engine instrument readings. Although he approach appears to have been normal, the Captain did in fact make an error as he did not allow for the facts that there was a flat calm or that he was making an approach off a flare path. Finally the pilot made the fatal mistake of attempting to look at the water. Such an act especially on a glassy sea is nearly always disastrous. The accident appears to have been brought about by the fact that the pilot attempted to land when a landing was unnecessary, and he made an error in his landing in that he appears to have used insufficient engine to flatten his approach. He also attempted to carry out a landing on a glassy sea at night by looking at the water. The Group Commander in his remarks stated ; “ I consider this accident was primarily due to the fact that there had been a fatal accident in the Squadron a few days previously due to an engine catching fire in the air and the resulting smoke filled the cockpit, making it impossible for the pilot to make a safe landing. In this case, the pilot after flying for 35 minutes on thee engines, states that he suddenly noticed a bright glow and small burst of flame on another engine and decided to land immediately, in so doing he stalled the aircraft which broke its back on hitting the water. I consider the pilot, FO Murphy, made a wrong decision in deciding to land and was guilty of an error of judgement in making the actual landing. AVM Slatter 201 Group” .

Crash of a Short S.25 Sunderland I off Abu Qir: 8 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1942 at 0200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.25 Sunderland
Operator:
Registration:
W3927
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Abu Qir - Abu Qir
Location:
Abukir (Abū Qīr)
Alexandria
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
14
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The four engine seaplane left the bay of Abu Qir by night for a maritime patrol flight. Shortly after take off, during the initial climb, the engine number one caught fire. The captain attempted to return for an emergency landing but due to smoke spread in the cockpit, he lost control of the aircraft that crashed into the sea few hundred yards off shore. Eight crew members were killed while six others were injured.
Crew:
F/Lt A. F. Howell, pilot, †
F/O S. R. H. Dunfield, pilot,
P/O A. G. G. Richmond, pilot,
Cpl F. Milne, flight engineer, †
F/Lt R. F. Crockett, observer, †
F/Sgt R. D. Adamson, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt B. W. Jenkins, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt J. McSherry, wireless operator and air gunner, †
P/O R. J. Lunn, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt A. M. Goldsmith, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC1 W. Thomas, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt G. F. A. WHITEHEAD, air gunner,
LAC K. Barrow, air gunner, †
LAC Cowles, instructor.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Bristol 130 Bombay I near Alexandria: 10 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 130 Bombay
Operator:
Registration:
L5814
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Desert
Location:
Alexandria
Alexandria
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The aircraft was performing a flight within Egypt when it was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter. The crew attempted to make an emergency landing but the aircraft eventually crashed in an inhabited area. While all seven crew members were rescued, all ten passengers were killed.
Crew (216th Squadron):
Sgt J. James, pilot,
Sgt Lawson, pilot,
Sgt H. Daniels, wireless operator,
Sgt Bowles,
LAC J. C. Manning,
LAC P. N. Howarth 1.
Passengers:
Lt General W. H. E. Gott,
Gnr J. Cleary,
Gnr T. McDonald,
Spr F. Price,
Sigmn J. T. Cox,
Trp J. J. Lamb,
Pte W. Wilson,
Pte R. T. Charlesworth,
Pte A. R. Saggers,
Cpl G. D. Dodd.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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