Boeing 720 crash, May 20, 1965 (121 killed), Cairo-Intl C...
Boeing 720 accident on May 20, 1965 near Cairo-Intl Cairo, Egypt with 121 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft failed to hold adequate height on the circuit...
- Date: May 20, 1965
- Aircraft: Boeing 720
- Location: Cairo-Intl Cairo, Egypt
- Fatalities: 121
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft failed to hold adequate height on the circuit and continued descending into the ground. The reason for the continued descent was not determined.
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705, a Boeing 720 on a scheduled service toward London, crashed at night while approaching Cairo International Airport. The aircraft struck the ground short of runway 34 while on a left circuit, and 121 of the 127 people on board were killed. Six passengers survived.