Aswan - Cairo

On June 16, 1931 at 12:00 AM, Aswan - Cairo experienced a crash involving Armstrong Whitworth AW.154 Argosy, operated by Imperial Airways, with the event recorded near Aswan Aswan.

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.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 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: 4, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after takeoff from Aswan Airport, the airplane stalled and crashed. All seven occupants were injured, among them two crew seriously. The aircraft named 'City of Birmingham' was damaged beyond repair. It was en route to Cairo while on a flight from Johannesburg to London.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-EBLO, MSN AW.155, year of manufacture 1925.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 24.0998°, 32.9025°.