Aviation accidents in Egypt
CrashAtlas records 109 aviation accidents in Egypt, accounting for 1,268 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
109
Recorded accidents
1,268
Fatalities in this listing
1931–2018
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-31 | Metrojet 9268 | Airbus A321-231 | Egypt | 224 |
| 2004-01-03 | Flash Airlines 604 | Boeing 737-3Q8 | Egypt | 148 |
| 1965-05-20 | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA 705 | Boeing 720-040B | Egypt | 121 |
| 1973-02-21 | Libyan Arab Airlines 114 | Boeing 727-224 | Egypt | 108 |
| 1969-03-20 | United Arab Airlines - UAA · SU-APC | Ilyushin Il-18D | Egypt | 100 |
| 1950-08-31 | Trans World Airlines - TWA 903 | Lockheed L-749A Constellation | Egypt | 55 |
| 1956-02-20 | Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux - TAI · F-BGOD | Douglas DC-6B | Egypt | 52 |
| 1963-05-12 | United Arab Airlines - UAA · SU-AJX | Douglas DC-3 | Egypt | 34 |
| 1966-03-18 | United Arab Airlines - UAA 749 | Antonov An-24V | Egypt | 30 |
| 1953-02-09 | Egyptian Air Force · 1001 | Curtiss C-46D Commando | Egypt | 30 |
| 1965-07-07 | Soviet Air Force | Antonov An-12 | Egypt | 30 |
| 1986-06-10 | Air Sinai · SU-GAD | Fokker F-27 Friendship 500 | Egypt | 23 |
| 1961-06-12 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 823 | Lockheed L-188C Electra | Egypt | 20 |
| 1975-11-25 | Heyl Ha'Avir (Israeli Air Force) · 4X-FBC/203 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Egypt | 20 |
| 1981-05-29 | Egyptian Air Force · SU-BAH/1276 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Egypt | 17 |
| 1956-10-28 | Egyptian Air Force · 1101 | Ilyushin Il-14 | Egypt | 16 |
| 1942-10-22 | Royal Air Force - RAF · EW984 | Lockheed Lodestar II | Egypt | 13 |
| 1980-11-12 | United States Air Force - USAF · 67-0030 | Lockheed C-141B Starlifter | Egypt | 13 |
| 1943-01-02 | 230 Sqn RAF · N9029 | Short Sunderland Mk III | Egypt | 12 |
| 1935-12-31 | Imperial Airways · G-AASJ | Short S.8 Calcutta | Egypt | 12 |
| 1943-01-04 | Royal Air Force - RAF · EW986 | Lockheed Lodestar II | Egypt | 11 |
| 2007-05-06 | Multinational Force and Observers-MFO, lsf L'Armée de L'Air · 742/F-RACB | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Egypt | 9 |
| 1953-01-12 | Royal Air Force - RAF · TG602 | Handley Page Hastings C.1 | Egypt | 9 |
| 1949-07-16 | L'Armée de L'Air · 349050 | Douglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3) | Egypt | 9 |
| 1988-12-13 | GAS Air Nigeria · 5N-AYJ | Boeing 707-351C | Egypt | 8 |
| 1951-05-02 | Royal Air Force - RAF · VW156 | Vickers Valetta C.1 | Egypt | 8 |
| 1958-03-07 | Misrair · SU-AGN | Vickers 628 Viking 1B | Egypt | 8 |
| 1945-11-30 | Royal Air Force - RAF · KN432 | Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) | Egypt | 8 |
| 1936-07-07 | 216 (BT) Sqn RAF · K3166 | Vickers Valentia | Egypt | 7 |
| 1942-09-07 | 230 Sqn RAF · W3987 | Short Sunderland Mk II | Egypt | 7 |
| 1971-09-17 | Heyl Ha'Avir (Israeli Air Force) · 4X-FPR/033 | Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter | Egypt | 7 |
| 1972-12-05 | EgyptAir · SU-AOW | Boeing 707-366C | Egypt | 6 |
| 2014-09-21 | Egyptian Air Force · SU-BAT/1287 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Egypt | 6 |
| 1953-12-15 | Misrair · SU-AFK | Vickers 634 Viking 1B | Egypt | 6 |
| 1946-11-20 | Royal Air Force - RAF · MW205 | Avro 685 York C.1 | Egypt | 6 |
| 1974-07-10 | EgyptAir · SU-AXB | Tupolev Tu-154 | Egypt | 6 |
| 1987-09-21 | EgyptAir · SU-BCA | Airbus A300B4-203 | Egypt | 5 |
| 1943-02-23 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-47373 | Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) | Egypt | 5 |
| 2009-02-20 | Aerolift Company · S9-SVN | Antonov An-12B | Egypt | 5 |
| 1979-08-11 | Bahri Aviation · N711AF | Learjet 35 | Egypt | 5 |
| 1974-07-19 | Egyptian Air Force | Antonov An-12 | Egypt | 5 |
| 1951-11-19 | Devlet Hava Yollari - DHY · TC-ACA | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | Egypt | 5 |
| 1980-07-10 | Heyl Ha'Avir (Israeli Air Force) · 4X-FNV/036 | Douglas C-47B-10-DK Pe're (DC-3) | Egypt | 4 |
| 2009-02-24 | Egyptian Air Force · SU-BAC/1272 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Egypt | 4 |
| 1968-01-15 | United Arab Airlines - UAA · SU-AJG | Douglas DC-3 | Egypt | 4 |
| 1988-03-31 | Arax Airlines · 5N-ARH | Douglas DC-8-55F | Egypt | 4 |
| 1962-05-15 | United Arab Airlines - UAA · SU-AJM | Douglas DC-3 | Egypt | 3 |
| 1954-09-15 | Misrair · SU-AFO | Vickers 634 Viking 1B | Egypt | 3 |
| 1942-09-30 | 230 Sqn RAF · T9050 | Short Sunderland Mk II | Egypt | 3 |
| 1969-04-10 | United Arab Airlines - UAA, lsf Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AAQ | Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) | Egypt | 3 |
| 1966-04-25 | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF · 3678 | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter | Egypt | 3 |
| 1970-07-19 | United Arab Airlines - UAA · SU-ANZ | Antonov An-24V | Egypt | 3 |
| 1964-12-19 | John W. Mecom Oil Co. · N128E | Fairchild C-82A Packet | Egypt | 2 |
| 1946-10-23 | SOCOTRA · F-BCHD | Amiot AAC.1 (Junkers Ju-52) | Egypt | 1 |
| 1941-12-08 | 31 Sqn RAF · DG475 | Douglas DC-2-120 | Egypt | 1 |
| 1942-09-29 | Luftwaffe | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Egypt | 1 |
| 1944-09-16 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-60949 | Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando | Egypt | 0 |
| 1976-10-30 | OMCO Petroleum Co. · N985 | Convair CV-440-88 | Egypt | 0 |
| 1970-09-06 | Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) · N752PA | Boeing 747-121 | Egypt | 0 |
| 1967-06-05 | Egyptian Air Force · 1217 ? | Antonov An-12BP | Egypt | 0 |
| 1944-03-27 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-55919 | Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar | Egypt | 0 |
| 1965-03-19 | Iraqi Airways · YI-ACU | Vickers 773 Viscount | Egypt | 0 |
| 1944-03-14 | Royal Air Force - RAF · HK980 | Lockheed Lodestar IA | Egypt | 0 |
| 1931-06-16 | Imperial Airways · G-EBLO | Armstrong Whitworth Argosy IA | Egypt | 0 |
| 1966-09-30 | United Arab Airlines - UAA · SU-AOM | Antonov An-24V | Egypt | 0 |
| 1964-04-21 | Middle East Airlines - MEA · OD-ACX | Vickers 754D Viscount | Egypt | 0 |
| 1985-03-19 | United States Air Force - USAF · 61-0316 | Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker | Egypt | 0 |
| 1970-01-30 | United Arab Airlines - UAA · SU-AOK | Antonov An-24V | Egypt | 0 |
| 1942-06-24 | Royal Air Force - RAF · AX762 | de Havilland DH.86A Express | Egypt | 0 |
| 1953-06-16 | Royal Air Force - RAF · VW846 | Vickers Valetta C.1 | Egypt | 0 |
| 1941-12-08 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A31-8 | de Havilland DH.86B Express | Egypt | 0 |
| 1942-04-10 | Royal Air Force - RAF · HK844 | de Havilland DH.86 Express | Egypt | 0 |
| 1942-04-19 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A31-3 | de Havilland DH.86 Express | Egypt | 0 |
| 1972-06-16 | EgyptAir · SU-ARN | Ilyushin Il-62 | Egypt | 0 |
| 2004-04-02 | Air Memphis · SU-AVZ | Boeing 707-366C | Egypt | 0 |
| 1952-03-14 | Royal Air Force - RAF · TG562 | Handley Page Hastings C.1 | Egypt | 0 |
| 1955-08-05 | Royal Air Force - RAF · VW140 | Vickers Valetta C.1 | Egypt | 0 |
| 1939-06-01 | Imperial Airways · G-ABTH | Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta | Egypt | 0 |
| 1950-12-04 | Royal Air Force - RAF · VW805 | Vickers Valetta C.1 | Egypt | 0 |
| 1956-11-02 | SAIDE- Serv. Aériens Intercontinent. d'Egypte · SU-AFF | Fiat G.212CP | Egypt | 0 |
| 1957-04-15 | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF · 3675 | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter | Egypt | 0 |
| 1972-01-01 | Soviet Air Force | Antonov An-12 | Egypt | 0 |
| 2010-07-17 | Saudi Arabian Airlines, lsf Phuket Airlines 9302 | Boeing 747-306M | Egypt | 0 |
| 1989-11-08 | L'Armée de L'Air · 786/F-RAVV | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Egypt | 0 |
| 1941-04-08 | Royal Air Force - RAF · AX682 | Lockheed 14-N3 Super Electra | Egypt | 0 |
| 1948-01-10 | Royal Air Force - RAF · KN426 | Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) | Egypt | 0 |
| 1949-11-28 | Royal Air Force - RAF · VW160 | Vickers Valetta C.1 | Egypt | 0 |
| 1967-06-05 | Egyptian Air Force · 1218 ? | Antonov An-12BP | Egypt | 0 |
| 1944-06-30 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-61080 | Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando | Egypt | 0 |
| 1970-03-14 | United Arab Airlines - UAA · SU-AOC | Antonov An-24V | Egypt | 0 |
| 1945-03-09 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100944 | Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) | Egypt | 0 |
| 1942-09-18 | Royal Air Force - RAF · AX687 | Lockheed 18 Lodestar I | Egypt | 0 |
| 1966-02-02 | United Arab Airlines - UAA · SU-AOB | Antonov An-24V | Egypt | 0 |
| 1951-07-17 | Royal Air Force - RAF · VW824 | Vickers Valetta C.1 | Egypt | 0 |
| 1953-07-29 | Royal Air Force - RAF · VW180 | Vickers Valetta C.1 | Egypt | 0 |
| 1956-10-01 | Misrair · SU-AIC | Vickers 739 Viscount | Egypt | 0 |
| 1945-07-09 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24209 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Egypt | 0 |
| 2011-07-29 | EgyptAir · SU-GBP | Boeing 777-266ER | Egypt | 0 |
| 1952-01-18 | Royal Air Force - RAF · VW823 | Vickers Valetta C.1 | Egypt | 0 |
| 1949-01-15 | Pan African Air Charter · ZS-AYB | Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) | Egypt | 0 |
| 2018-07-20 | Kazairtrans Airline · UP-AN611 | Antonov An-26B | Egypt | 0 |
| 1965-06-01 | United Arab Airlines - UAA · SU-AJW | Douglas DC-3 | Egypt | 0 |
| 1946-03-10 | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC · G-AGHV | Short S.25 Sunderland 3 | Egypt | 0 |
| 1949-10-16 | SAIDE- Serv. Aériens Intercontinent. d'Egypte · SU-AFX | Fiat G.212CP | Egypt | 0 |
| 1952-07-30 | Misrair · SU-AHX | SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc | Egypt | 0 |
| 1960-09-03 | Trek Airways 033 | Douglas DC-4-1009 | Egypt | 0 |
| 1945-08-08 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-96611 | Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando | Egypt | 0 |
| 1955-05-23 | Royal Air Force - RAF · VW834 | Vickers Valetta C.1 | Egypt | 0 |
| 1942-09-04 | Luftwaffe · D-AHFN | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Egypt | 0 |