Boeing 707 crash, Dec 14, 1988 (9 killed), Karm Umran
Boeing 707 accident on December 14, 1988 near Karm Umran, Qena, Egypt with 9 fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion forced an emergency approach to Luxor,...
- Date: December 14, 1988
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Karm Umran, Qena, Egypt
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion forced an emergency approach to Luxor, and the aircraft lost height and struck houses short of the runway.
Boeing 707 5N-AYJ of GAS Air Cargo was flying a night cargo service from Dar es Salaam to Brussels via Cairo on 14 December 1988. Low visibility at Cairo forced two missed approaches and the crew diverted to Luxor. While approaching Luxor the aircraft ran out of fuel, crashed onto houses in Karm Umran and killed all eight occupants and one person on the ground.