| - | 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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