KLM Flight 823 was an air accident in 1961 involving a Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft that crashed on approach to Cairo International Airport in Egypt after a flight from Rome in Italy. The crash killed 20 out of 29 passengers and 7 crew on flight 823.
 A KLM Lockheed L-188 Electra similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 June 1961 |
| Summary | Pilot error |
| Site | Near Cairo International Airport, Egypt |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Lockheed L-188 Electra |
| Operator | KLM |
| Registration | PH-LLM |
| Flight origin | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands |
| 1st stopover | Munich Airport, Germany |
| 2nd stopover | Rome, Italy |
| 3rd stopover | Cairo International Airport, Egypt |
| 4th stopover | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Destination | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Passengers | 29 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 20 |
| Injuries | 16 |
| Survivors | 16 |
Aircraft
editThe accident aircraft was an American built Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprop-powered airliner, registration PH-LLM, built in 1960.[1]
Accident
editKLM Flight 823 took off from Amsterdam on 11 June on a flight to Kuala Lumpur with stopovers at Munich, Rome, Cairo, and Karachi. Twenty-nine passengers and seven crew were aboard the aircraft on the third leg of the planned schedule, between Rome and Cairo. At 04:11 local time, the aircraft was on approach to runway 34 at Cairo International Airport but struck high ground about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the airport. The aircraft broke up on impact, with both sections catching fire. Seventeen passengers and three crew were killed.[1][2]
Cause
editThe cause of the crash of KLM Flight 823 was attributed to pilot error, being blamed on the pilot-in-command not paying sufficient attention to his instruments.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-188C Electra PH-LLM Cairo International Airport (CAI)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ "KLM Electra Accident". Flight, 22 June 1961, p. 881.
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