Last updated: 24 October 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 23 June 1952 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6 |
| Operator: | Scandinavian Airlines System - SAS |
| Registration: | SE-BDD |
| MSN: | 43122/120 |
| First flight: | 1948 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Cairo International Airport (CAI) ( Egypt)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA/LIRA), Italy |
| Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Egypt | |
| Flightnumber: | 970 |
The aircraft operated on an international service from Stockholm to Tokyo with en route stops at Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Geneva, Rome, Cairo, Karachi, Rangoon, Bangkok and Okinawa.
Upon approaching Cairo International Airport the sun had already descended and the landing strip was not clearly visible. The right hand main landing gear hit a sand dune on approach. The aircraft sustained substantial damage in the subsequent landing.
Extensive repairs were carried out at Cairo. A.o. the entire nose and cockpit section was replaced.
Photos
accident date: 23-06-1952
type: Douglas DC-6
registration: SE-BDD
accident date: 23-06-1952
type: Douglas DC-6
registration: SE-BDD
accident date: 23-06-1952
type: Douglas DC-6
registration: SE-BDD
accident date: 23-06-1952
type: Douglas DC-6
registration: SE-BDD
accident date: 23-06-1952
type: Douglas DC-6
registration: SE-BDD
accident date: 23-06-1952
type: Douglas DC-6
registration: SE-BDD
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Roma-Ciampino Airport to Cairo International Airport as the crow flies is 2111 km (1319 miles).
Distance from Roma-Ciampino Airport to Cairo International Airport as the crow flies is 2111 km (1319 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
