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* [http://www.acgleaneronline.com/zdc9index.html McDonnell Douglas DC-9] AC Gleaner |
* [http://www.acgleaneronline.com/zdc9index.html McDonnell Douglas DC-9] AC Gleaner |
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* [http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=03191972®=YU-AHR&airline=EgyptAir YU-AHR] Airdisaster.com (erroneously shows [[Shamsam]], [[Vietnam]] vice [[Jebel Shamsan]] near [[Aden]], [[Yemen]]) |
* [http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=03191972®=YU-AHR&airline=EgyptAir YU-AHR] Airdisaster.com (erroneously shows [[Shamsam]], [[Vietnam]] vice [[Jebel Shamsan]] near [[Aden]], [[Yemen]]) |
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* [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%200677.html?search=EgyptAir "World News:Aircraft loss"]. ''Flight International'' 30 March 1972, p. 435 |
* [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%200677.html?search=EgyptAir "World News:Aircraft loss"]. ''[[Flight International]]'' 30 March 1972, p. 435 |
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* Ben R. Guttery "EgyptAir 1971-" in ''Encyclopedia of African Airlines'' (1998) p. 48 ISBN 9780786404957 |
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{{Aviation accidents and incidents in 1972}} |
{{Aviation accidents and incidents in 1972}} |
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| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 March 1972 |
| Summary | Crashed on approach |
| Site | Jebel Shamsan, Aden, Yemen 12°45′56″N 45°01′01″E / 12.7656°N 45.0169°E |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 |
| Operator | EgyptAir |
| Registration | YU-AHR |
| Flight origin | Cairo International Airport, Egypt |
| Destination | Aden International Airport, Yemen |
| Passengers | 21 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 30 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 19 March 1972 EgyptAir Flight 763 was on a flight from Cairo International Airport in Egypt to Aden International Airport in South Yemen. The aircraft was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 registration YU-AHR, chartered from the Yugoslav airline Inex Adria with 21 passengers and 9 crew members on board the 2 hour flight. Flight 763 was on a visual approach to land on runway 08 into Aden International Airport. When the aircraft struck Jebel Shamsan, a volcano 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from the airport, the aircraft burned, killing all on board.
References
- Air Safety Network, EgyptAir 19 MAR 1972 YU-AHR
- Accident details Planecrash info
- McDonnell Douglas DC-9 AC Gleaner
- YU-AHR Airdisaster.com (erroneously shows Shamsam, Vietnam vice Jebel Shamsan near Aden, Yemen)
- "World News:Aircraft loss". Flight International 30 March 1972, p. 435
- Ben R. Guttery "EgyptAir 1971-" in Encyclopedia of African Airlines (1998) p. 48 ISBN 9780786404957