Aircraft Crash in Hilly Terrain Near Tunis-Carthage Airport (SU-GBI)

Flight Details and Approach Sequence The aircraft departed Cairo-Intl Airport at 1140LT on a regular schedule flight to Tunis-Carthage Airport, carrying 56 passengers and six crew members. It entered the Tunis FIR at 1450LT under the control of the Tunis Regional CCR. At 1500LT, the crew was transferred to approach control and cleared for a VOR/DME approach to runway 11. During the approach at 3,000 feet, the crew was informed they were number one for landing. The crew then reported departing 3,000 feet for 2,100 feet at 12 NM and was later cleared to land. Wind conditions were from 130 degrees at 30 knots. At 1516LT, on final approach, the crew was transferred from approach control to the tower and received a second clearance to land. In limited visibility, the aircraft struck a fence on the top of a mountain and crashed in hilly terrain 6.6 km from the runway 11 threshold. Three crew members and 11 passengers were killed, while 48 other people were injured. The passengers included 33 Egyptians, 16 Tunisians, three Algerians, three Jordanians, two Chinese, two British, one Libyan, one Saudi, and one Palestinian.