Al-Bahariya - Cairo

On April 11, 1968 at 12:00 AM, Al-Bahariya - Cairo experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.104 Dove, operated by Egyptian Air Force and Air Defence Command, with the event recorded near Egypt All Egypt.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a desert crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine airplane departed the oasis of Al-Bahariya on a flight to Cairo, carrying a crew of two and seven passengers, among them one child. En route, weather conditions worsened and the pilot apparently lost his orientation. In such conditions, the crew decided to reduce his altitude and attempted an emergency landing. The airplane belly landed in a desert area located approximately 100 km northeast of Al-Bahariya. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair while all nine occupants survived the accident. Rescue teams were unable to localize the airplane and all nine occupants died of thirst few days later. The wreckage was eventually found by camels more than three years later, on June 1st 1978.

Aircraft reference details include registration 900, MSN 04090, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 30.0293°, 31.2349°.