Cairo – Jeddah – Aden

On March 19, 1972 at 12:00 AM, Cairo – Jeddah – Aden experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-9, operated by Egyptair, with the event recorded near Aden 'Adan (<U+0639><U+062F><U+0646>).

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.

30 people were known to be on board, 30 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 25, passenger fatalities: 25, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Aden Airport in limited visibility, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Shamsan located about 5 km south of runway 08 threshold. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 30 occupants have been killed. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were considered as marginal with limited visibility. For unknown reason, the crew was attempting to land under VFR mode.

Aircraft reference details include registration YU-AHR, MSN 47503/587, year of manufacture 1970.