016

On October 21, 1973 at 12:00 AM, 016 experienced a crash involving Dornier DO.28A/B, operated by Israeli Air Force - Heyl Ha'avir, with the event recorded near Suez Suez.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The pilot of an Egyptian Air Force MiG-21 shot down the Israel DO.28 with a SAM-3 air-air missile. The aircraft crash landed in a desert area located about 15 km southeast of Suez. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were taken PoW.

Aircraft reference details include registration 016, MSN 3071.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 29.7436°, 32.3639°.