Luxembourg – Cairo – Entebbe – Johannesburg

On September 3, 1960 at 08:54 AM, Luxembourg – Cairo – Entebbe – Johannesburg experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-4, operated by Trek Airways, with the event recorded near El Badary Asyut.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a desert crash site.

67 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 67 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 61, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On the leg from Cairo to Entebbe, while cruising at an altitude of 9,500 feet, the engine number two caught fire. The crew feathered the propeller and elected to extinguish the fire but without success. As the fire could not be contained, the captain decided to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane belly landed in a sandy area located near El Badary, about 30 km south of Asyut and came to rest in flames. All 67 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was totally destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZS-CIG, MSN 42913, year of manufacture 1946.