The flight was a non-scheduled international passenger service from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Aswan, Egypt. The aircraft was carrying home Muslim worshippers who had won a pilgrimage through a lottery.[1] It was dark in the early morning when the flight attempted to land and blowing sand had reduced visibility to 2–3 kilometers. After two unsuccessful attempts to land, the aircraft was making a third try when it banked to the right and hit the left side of the runway. The starboard wing tore off and a fuel spillage followed which caused the crashed aircraft to burst into flames.[2]
Causeedit
The probable cause was determined to be that the "Pilot descended below the minimum safe altitude without having the runway lights clearly in sight. A contributory factor was fatigue arising from continuous working hours without suitable rest periods."[3][4]
Referencesedit
^"Mecca pilgrims die in plane crash". The Glasgow Herald. 20 March 1969. Retrieved 8 June 2021 – via Google News.
^Gero, David (1996). Aviation Disasters Second Edition. Patrick Stephens Limited. p. 89.
^Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-18D SU-APC Aswan Airport (ASW)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^. Airdisaster.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
"Fatal Accidents on Public Transport Operations 1969". Flight International: 84. 15 January 1970.
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1969, aswan, ilyushin, crash, march, 1969, united, arab, airlines, ilyushin, crashed, while, attempting, land, aswan, airport, passengers, crew, board, were, killed, crash, ilyushin, similar, accident, aircraft, accidentdate20, march, 1969summarypilot, error, . On 20 March 1969 a United Arab Airlines Ilyushin Il 18 crashed while attempting to land at Aswan Airport 100 of the 105 passengers and crew on board were killed in the crash 1969 Aswan Ilyushin Il 18 crashAn Ilyushin Il 18 similar to the accident aircraft AccidentDate20 March 1969SummaryPilot error in low visibility and poor weatherSiteAswan International Airport 23 57 29 N 32 49 12 E 23 958 N 32 820 E 23 958 32 820AircraftAircraft typeIlyushin Il 18DOperatorUnited Arab AirlinesRegistrationSU APCFlight originKing Abdullah Air BaseDestinationAswan International AirportPassengers98Crew7Fatalities100Injuries5Survivors5 Contents 1 The crash 2 Cause 3 References 4 External linksThe crash editThe flight was a non scheduled international passenger service from Jeddah Saudi Arabia to Aswan Egypt The aircraft was carrying home Muslim worshippers who had won a pilgrimage through a lottery 1 It was dark in the early morning when the flight attempted to land and blowing sand had reduced visibility to 2 3 kilometers After two unsuccessful attempts to land the aircraft was making a third try when it banked to the right and hit the left side of the runway The starboard wing tore off and a fuel spillage followed which caused the crashed aircraft to burst into flames 2 Cause editThe probable cause was determined to be that the Pilot descended below the minimum safe altitude without having the runway lights clearly in sight A contributory factor was fatigue arising from continuous working hours without suitable rest periods 3 4 References edit Mecca pilgrims die in plane crash The Glasgow Herald 20 March 1969 Retrieved 8 June 2021 via Google News Gero David 1996 Aviation Disasters Second Edition Patrick Stephens Limited p 89 Ranter Harro ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il 18D SU APC Aswan Airport ASW aviation safety net Aviation Safety Network Retrieved 8 June 2021 Accident Database Accident Synopsis 03201969 Airdisaster com Archived from the original on 3 January 2009 Retrieved 8 June 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link External links editPortals nbsp Egypt nbsp 1960s nbsp Aviation 1969 Aswan Ilyushin Il 18 crash at AirDisaster com usurped Archive usurped Fatal Accidents on Public Transport Operations 1969 Flight International 84 15 January 1970 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1969 Aswan Ilyushin Il 18 crash amp oldid 1122677592, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
