EgyptAir Flight 763
EgyptAir Flight 763 was an international non-scheduled passenger flight from Cairo, Egypt, to Aden, South Yemen. On 19 March 1972, the flight was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 registered in Yugoslavia as YU-AHR and operated by the newly renamed EgyptAir. It crashed into the Shamsan Mountains on approach to Aden, killing all 30 people on board.
Adria Airways YU-AHJ DC9-32, sister ship of the accident aircraft | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 March 1972 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Jebel Shamsan, Aden, South Yemen 12.7656°N 45.0169°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Operator | EgyptAir on behalf of Inex-Adria Airways |
| Registration | YU-AHR |
| Flight origin | Cairo International Airport, Egypt |
| Stopover | Jeddah International Airport |
| Destination | Aden International Airport, South Yemen |
| Passengers | 21 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 30 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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