Passengers 29 Fatalities 20 Aircraft type Lockheed L-188 Electra Number of deaths 20 Injuries (nonfatal) 16 Location Egypt | Crew 7 Survivors 16 Date 12 June 1961 Summary Pilot error Operator KLM | |
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Site near Cairo International Airport, Egypt Similar Viasa Flight 897, Air France Flight 2005, 1961 Derby Aviation c, 1961 Cincinnati Zantop D, 1961 President Airlines D | ||
KLM Flight 823 was an air accident involving a Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft that crashed on approach to Cairo International Airport in Egypt after a flight from Rome in Italy. The crash killed 20 out of 36 passengers and crew on flight 823.
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Aircraft
The accident aircraft was an American built Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprop-powered airliner, registration PH-LLM, built in 1960.
Accident
KLM Flight 823 took off from Amsterdam on 11 June on a flight to Kuala Lumpur with stopovers at Munich, Rome, Cairo, and Karachi. Twenty-nine passengers and seven crew were aboard the aircraft on the third leg of the planned schedule, between Rome and Cairo. At 04:11 local time, the aircraft was on approach to runway 34 at Cairo International Airport but struck high ground about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the airport. The aircraft broke up on impact, with both sections catching fire. Seventeen passengers and three crew were killed.
Cause
The cause of the crash of KLM Flight 823 was attributed to pilot error, being blamed on the pilot-in-command not paying sufficient attention to his instruments.