Cairo - Damascus

On August 18, 1968 at 12:21 PM, Cairo - Damascus experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-24, operated by United Arab Airlines, with the event recorded near Mediterranean Sea All World.

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

40 people were known to be on board, 40 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 33, passenger fatalities: 33, other fatalities: 0.

While in cruising altitude over the Mediterranean Sea on a flight from Cairo to Damascus, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. SAR operations were conducted and several debris were found about 180 km south of the Cyprus coast. None of 40 occupants was found alive and the main wreckage was not recovered.

Aircraft reference details include registration SU-AOL, MSN 67302806, year of manufacture 1966.