| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | February 20, 1956 |
| Time: | 0345 |
| Location: | Near Cairo, Egypt |
| Operator: | Transport Aerien Intercontinentaux (France) |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Karachi - Bahrain - Cairo - Paris |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-6B |
| Registration: | F-BGOD |
| cn / ln: | 43835/380 |
| Aboard: | 64 (passengers:55 crew:9) |
| Fatalities: | 52 (passengers:49 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The flight crashed while on approach 18 miles SE of Cairo. Pilot's inexperience in ILS approaches. Improper approach. Crew error. Crew fatigue. |
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