Cairo – Khartoum

On July 30, 1952 at 12:00 AM, Cairo – Khartoum experienced a crash involving SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc, operated by Misrair, with the event recorded near Cairo-Almaza Cairo.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

38 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 38 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 33, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route to Khartoum, a technical issue occurred on the engine number one. The pilot informed ATC about his situation and position and elected to return to Cairo-Almaza Airport. Shortly later, he was forced to shut down the engine number one and to feather the propeller. The aircraft belly landed at Almaza Airport and came to rest on runway 36. All 38 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration SU-AHX, MSN 46, year of manufacture 1948.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 30.0789°, 31.3744°.