- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: March 19, 1972
Time: ?
Location: Shamsam Mountains, South Yemen
Operator: Egyptair
Flight #: 763
Route: Cairo - Jeddah - Aden
AC Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Registration: YU-AHR
cn / ln: 47503/587
Aboard: 22   (passengers:13  crew:9)
Fatalities: 22   (passengers:13  crew:9)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft crashed into Shamsam Mountain and exploded, during a visual approach, 4 miles SW of the airport. Controlled flight into terrain.
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