KLM Flight 823
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KLM Flight 823 was an air accident in 1961 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 29 passengers and 7 crew on flight 823.
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Accident | |
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Date | 12 June 1961 |
Summary | Pilot error |
Site | Near Cairo International Airport, Egypt |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Lockheed L-188 Electra |
Operator | KLM |
Registration | PH-LLM |
Flight origin | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands |
1st stopover | Munich Airport, Germany |
2nd stopover | Rome, Italy |
3rd stopover | Cairo International Airport, Egypt |
4th stopover | Karachi, Pakistan |
Destination | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Passengers | 29 |
Crew | 7 |
Fatalities | 20 |
Injuries | 16 |
Survivors | 16 |
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