| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | March 20, 1969 |
| Time: | c 02:00 |
| Location: | Near Aswan, Egypt |
| Operator: | United Arab Airlines |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Jeddah - Aswan |
| AC Type: | Ilyushin IL-18D |
| Registration: | SU-APC |
| cn / ln: | 188011301 |
| Aboard: | 105 (passengers:98 crew:7) |
| Fatalities: | 100 (passengers:93 crew:7) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed and burned while attempting to land at Aswan Airport for the third time. The pilot descended below minimum safe altitude without having the runway lights clearly in sight. A contributing factor was pilot fatigue. |
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