Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
Date: | Monday 21 September 1987 |
Time: | 09:03 |
Type: | Airbus A300B4-203 |
Operator: | EgyptAir |
Registration: | SU-BCA |
MSN: | 115 |
First flight: | 1980-07-03 (7 years 3 months) |
Total airframe hrs: | 20600 |
Cycles: | 9200 |
Engines: | 2 General Electric CF6-50C2 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Luxor Airport (LXR) ( Egypt)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Egypt |
Destination airport: | Luxor Airport (LXR/HELX), Egypt |
Narrative:The Airbus touched down 700 m past the runway threshold. The right main gear hit runway lights and the aircraft collided with an antenna and fences. End of June 1987, the aircraft had totalled 9200 cycles and 20.600 flying hours.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/88 (#1)
Photos
accident date:
21-09-1987type: Airbus A300B4-203
registration: SU-BCA
accident date:
21-09-1987type: Airbus A300B4-203
registration: SU-BCA
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 Cairo International Airport to Luxor Airport as the crow flies is 508 km (317 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.