SZ598

On February 16, 1951 at 12:00 AM, SZ598 experienced a crash involving Short S.25 Sunderland, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Beja Béja Governorate (<U+0648><U+0644><U+0627><U+064A><U+0629> <U+0628><U+0627><U+062C><U+0629><U+200E>).

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

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While flying in poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of a hill (1,000 feet high) shrouded in clouds. All eight crew members were killed. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was off course by 26 km and its altitude was 1,700 feet too low.

Aircraft reference details include registration SZ598.