KLM Flight 823
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.
A KLM Lockheed L-188 Electra similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| 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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