Khartoum – Cairo – London

On May 29, 1959 at 12:00 AM, Khartoum – Cairo – London experienced a crash involving Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Khartoum Khartoum (<U+0627><U+0644><U+062E><U+0631><U+0637><U+0648><U+0645>).

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

30 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 25 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 16.7%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 25, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft was on its way from Khartoum to London with an intermediate stop at Cairo, carrying a crew of five and 25 passengers on behalf of the 36th Squadron. After takeoff from Khartoum Airport, while climbing, the pilot informed ground that the engine number two failed and received the permission to return for a safe landing. The captain made a turn to the left to join the approach path when the airplane rolled left and right and eventually banked left. In such conditions, the captain decided to shut down the engine number one he thought that was malfunctioning. While trying to maintain a stable attitude, he lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed. On impact, the undercarriage and all four engines were sheared off and the aircraft skidded for several yards before coming to rest. While all 25 passengers were injured, all five crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration TG522, MSN 26, year of manufacture 1948.