Munich - Cairo

On February 9, 1970 at 08:04 PM, Munich - Cairo experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.106 Comet, operated by United Arab Airlines, with the event recorded near Munich-Riem Bavaria.

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

23 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 23 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. Following a normal takeoff roll, the captain pull the control column and started the rotation. During initial climb, at a height of 30 feet, severe vibrations were encountered. The captain decided to land back onto the runway but the available distance was insufficient. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest in flames in an open field. Fire was quickly extinguished and all 23 occupants were evacuated safely. Nevertheless, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration SU-ALE, MSN 6444, year of manufacture 1960.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.1376°, 11.6871°.