Geneva – Rome – Athens – Cairo

On September 29, 1960 at 12:15 PM, Geneva – Rome – Athens – Cairo experienced a crash involving Vickers Viscount, operated by United Arab Airlines, with the event recorded near Elbe Island Tuscany.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

23 people were known to be on board, 23 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 17, passenger fatalities: 17, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The four engine aircraft departed Geneva-Cointrin Airport at 1105LT bound for Rome-Fiumicino Airport. While cruising on airway A3 at an altitude of 21,000 feet, the crew requested permission to ATC to modify his route due to the presence of a low pressure area. Permission was granted and the crew modified his route when contact was lost. The airplane entered a dive and crashed into the Ligurian Sea, about 27 km north of Elbe Island. SAR operations were conducted but no trace of the airplane nor the 23 occupants was found. On October 3, tourists on their sailing ship found a wheel floating on water and the Italian Authorities confirmed it was part of the Egyptian airplane. Unfortunately, only few pieces were recovered.

Aircraft reference details include registration SU-AKW, MSN 427, year of manufacture 21.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.7902°, 10.3402°.