Cairo – Beirut

On February 23, 1964 at 07:20 PM, Cairo – Beirut experienced a crash involving Vickers Viscount, operated by United Arab Airlines, with the event recorded near Beirut Beirut Governorate.

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.

53 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 53 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 48, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Cairo, the crew started the approach to Beirut Airport in heavy rain falls and strong cross winds. On short final, during the last segment, the airplane was suddenly caught by a downdraft, lost height and struck the runway surface. It bounced and climbed to a height of 30 feet before descending and striking the runway again. Upon impact, the right main gear was sheared off, causing the propellers of both engines number three and four to struck the ground as well. Out of control, the airplane veered off runway and came to rest. While all 53 occupants were evacuated safely, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration SU-AKX, MSN 76, year of manufacture 1955.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.8919°, 35.5109°.