Egyptair Boeing 737-566 plane crash
Key facts
- Airline
- Egyptair
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-566
- Location
- Tunis, Tunisia
- Date
- 7th May, 2002
- People on board
- 62
- Fatalities
- 14
Accident account
The aircraft was on a passenger flight from Cairo (Egypt) to Tunis (Tunisia). It crashed while on approach to Tunis-Carthage Airport runway 11. Shortly before the accident, the Captain reported a landing gear malfunction, and had performed a low pass over the airfield. The aircraft crashed during its second approach. Weather around the time of the accident was poor, with strong winds and a surface visibility of 5000 meters. 14 of the 62 people onboard were killed.
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