FSH 604
3 Jan 2004 · Human Error (Crew)FLASH AIRLINES FLIGHT 604
Boeing 737-300 · Flash Airlines · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Spatial disorientation over dark water
Spatial orientation
Attitude instruments
Crew coordination
Aircraft
Boeing 737-300
Flash Airlines
Route
Sharm El Sheikh (SSH), Egypt
→ Paris–Charles de Gaulle (CDG), France
People
148 on board
148 fatalities
Date
3 Jan 2004
Flight crew
Captain: Khadr Abdullah
Category
Human Error (Crew)
When decisions in the cockpit seal the outcome.
THE STORY
Spatial disorientation over the dark Red Sea. The captain banked the wrong way and spiraled into the water minutes after takeoff.