Douglas DC-8 crash, Mar 31, 1988 (4 killed), Cairo-Intl
Douglas DC-8 accident on March 31, 1988 near Cairo-Intl, Cairo, Egypt with 4 fatalities. Cause: One engine failed and caught fire shortly after...
- Date: March 31, 1988
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-8
- Location: Cairo-Intl, Cairo, Egypt
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: One engine failed and caught fire shortly after rotation, for reasons that were not determined.
An Arax Airlines DC 8 cargo flight from Billund via Cairo to Sharjah lost an engine that caught fire shortly after rotation on a night takeoff from Cairo International Airport. It crashed about 700 m beyond the runway end and burned, killing all four crew.