MS 990
31 Oct 1999 · Unsolved & Under InvestigationEGYPTAIR FLIGHT 990
Boeing 767-300ER · EgyptAir · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Deliberate dive or mechanical? Still disputed
Elevator inputs
Autopilot disconnect
Flight recorders
Aircraft
Boeing 767-300ER
EgyptAir
Route
New York–JFK (JFK), USA
→ Cairo (CAI), Egypt
People
217 on board
217 fatalities
Date
31 Oct 1999
Flight crew
Captain: Ahmed El-Habashi
First Officer: Gameel Al-Batouti (relief)
Category
Unsolved & Under Investigation
The cases with no final answer.
THE STORY
The 767 dove into the Atlantic after the relief first officer took the controls alone. Suicide or mechanical fault? Egypt and the US never agreed.