- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: February 19, 1958
Time: 0114
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Operator: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Flight #: 543
Route: ?
AC Type: Douglas DC-6B
Registration: PH-DFK
cn / ln: 43552
Aboard: 21   (passengers:13  crew:8)
Fatalities: 1   (passengers:0  crew:1)
Ground: 0
Summary: During the approach the aircraft hit a hill in front of R34 and crash landed with a damaged landing gear onto the runway. An off duty pilot opened an emergency exit before aircraft stopped and was thrown out into a still turning propeller and killed.
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