| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | viernes 16 marzo 1962 |
| Tipo: |  Vickers 739 Viscount |
| Operador: | United Arab Airlines - UAA |
| Registración: | SU-AID |
| Numéro de série: | 86 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1955-12-21 (6 years 3 months) |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 12002 |
| Ciclos: | 15468 |
| Motores: | 4 Rolls-Royce Dart 506 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 16 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 5 km (3.1 milles) W of Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF) ( Sudán)
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| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Jerusalem Airport (JRS/OJJR), Israel |
| Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Egipto |
Bad weather at the destination Cairo forced the crew to divert to Wadi Halfa, Sudan. A crash-landing 3 miles West of Wadi Halfa was made following fuel exhaustion.
Fuentes:
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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 Jerusalem Airport to Cairo International Airport as the crow flies is 409 km (256 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Jerusalem Airport to Cairo International Airport as the crow flies is 409 km (256 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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