Beirut – el-Arish

On April 21, 1964 at 12:00 AM, Beirut – el-Arish experienced a crash involving Vickers Viscount, operated by Middle East Airlines - MEA, with the event recorded near el-Arish North Sinai.

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

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

The listed crash cause is other causes. Following an uneventful flight from Beirut, the aircraft was taxiing to the parking when part of the taxiway collapsed, causing the airplane to strike the taxiway surface. This resulted in serious damage to the fuselage, propellers and engines. There were no injuries but the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration OD-ACX, MSN 245, year of manufacture 1957.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 31.1236°, 33.7984°.