- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: March 15, 1935
Time: ?
Location: El Arish, Egypt
Operator: Misrair
Flight #: ?
Route: Jerusalem - Cairo
AC Type: de Havilland Dragon 1
Registration: SU-ABI
cn / ln: 6031
Aboard: 6   (passengers:5  crew:1)
Fatalities: 3   (passengers:2  crew:1)
Ground: 0
Summary: After flying over the airport into a strong headwind, in an attempt to land, one of the aircraft's two engines failed. While attempting to return to the airport the pilot headed into the strong wind and lost airspeed until he stalled and crashed from a height of 100 - 130 feet.
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