1974 EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 crash

Fatal aircraft crash near Cairo, Egypt

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1974 EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 crash
Accident
A Tupolev Tu-154 similar to the one involved seen in 1979. The aircraft in this photo was also involved in an accident in 1995
Date	10 July 1974 (1974-07-10)
Summary	Stalled due to manufacturing error
Site	Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt 30°06′07″N 31°24′14″E / 30.102°N 31.404°E / 30.102; 31.404
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Tupolev Tu-154
Aircraft name	Nefertiti
Operator	EgyptAir
Registration	SU-AXB
Flight origin	Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt
Destination	Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt (return flight)
Passengers	0
Crew	6
Fatalities	6
Survivors	0

The 1974 EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 crash occurred on 10 July 1974, when an Egyptair Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft crashed during a training flight near Cairo International Airport. This resulted in the deaths of all six crew members on board.

Aircraft

The aircraft was a brand-new Tupolev Tu-154, with serial number 74A-048 and manufacturing number 00-48. It was built at the Aviakor аviation plant. It was the first Tupolev Tu-154 delivered to EgyptAir, on 1 December 1973 and was named Nefertiti after the wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten.

Accident

The aircraft was performing a training flight at Cairo International Airport carrying a crew of six; two EgyptAir pilots and four Soviet instructors. After three hours and 14 minutes, the aircraft performed a touch-and-go landing on the runway known as Runway 23. During the maneuver, the aircraft pitched-up before entering a stall. This caused the aircraft to crash into the ground at 17:30 local time. All six occupants perished.

Investigation

Investigators determined that the pilot flying had applied too many pitch-up inputs, as well as incorrect center of gravity calculations. The shifting ballasts during the flight were also contributing factors.

Aftermath

The following year, in 1975, EgyptAir returned its remaining Tupolev Tu-154s to the Soviet Union. In the same year, during the production of the Tu-154B, systems for flap resynchronization and the rearrangement of stabilizers were installed to prevent any similar incidents.

References

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^ "Авиакомпания: EgyptAir" [Airline: EgyptAir]. russianplanes.net (in Russian). Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
"Second Soviet plane crashes in Egypt." Times 20 July 1974: 4. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 7 March 2015.
"Хроника падающих Ту-154" [Chronicle of the falling Tu-154]. Gazeta.Ru (in Russian). 7 October 2001. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
^ "ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 154 SU-AXB Cairo". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
"Анализ расследований АП с Ту-154" (in Russian). AVIASAFETY.ru. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
"Советский и Российский лайнер Ту-154" [Soviet and Russian liner Tu-154]. poletim.net (in Russian). Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.

v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in Egypt
1950s	TWA Flight 903 (August 1950) Cairo DC-6 plane crash (February 1956)
1960s	KLM Flight 823 (June 1961) Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705 (May 1965) United Arab Airlines Flight 749 (March 1966) 1969 Aswan Ilyushin Il-18 crash (March 1969)
1970s	Dawson's Field hijackings (September 1970) Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 (February 1973) EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 crash (July 1974) EgyptAir Flight 321 (August 1976)
2000s	Flash Airlines Flight 604 (January 2004)
2010s	EgyptAir Flight 667 (July 2011) Luxor hot air balloon crash (February 2013) Metrojet Flight 9268 (October 2015)

v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in 1974 (1974)
Jan 6 Commonwealth Commuter Flight 317Jan 6 Aeroflot Flight H-75Jan 24 Togo crashJan 26 Turkish Airlines Flight 301Jan 30 Pan Am Flight 806Feb 22 Delta Airlines Flight 523Mar 3 Turkish Airlines Flight 981Mar 13 Sierra Pacific Airlines Flight 802Mar 15 Sterling Airways Flight 901Apr 4 Francistown Wenela Air Services Douglas DC-4 crashApr 18 Court Line Flight 95Apr 22 Pan Am Flight 812Apr 27 Aeroflot Il-18 crashJul 10 EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 crashJul 23 British Airways bombing attemptAug 9 Buffalo 461Aug 9 Norfolk mid-air collisionSep 8 TWA Flight 841Sep 11 Eastern Air Lines Flight 212Sep 15 Air Vietnam Flight 706Oct 30 Panarctic Oils Flight 416Nov 20 Lufthansa Flight 540Dec 1 TWA Flight 514Dec 1 Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231Dec 4 Martinair Flight 138Dec 22 Avensa Flight 358
1973 ◄ ► 1975

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1974 (1974)

Jan 6 Commonwealth Commuter Flight 317Jan 6 Aeroflot Flight H-75Jan 24 Togo crashJan 26 Turkish Airlines Flight 301Jan 30 Pan Am Flight 806Feb 22 Delta Airlines Flight 523Mar 3 Turkish Airlines Flight 981Mar 13 Sierra Pacific Airlines Flight 802Mar 15 Sterling Airways Flight 901Apr 4 Francistown Wenela Air Services Douglas DC-4 crashApr 18 Court Line Flight 95Apr 22 Pan Am Flight 812Apr 27 Aeroflot Il-18 crashJul 10 EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 crashJul 23 British Airways bombing attemptAug 9 Buffalo 461Aug 9 Norfolk mid-air collisionSep 8 TWA Flight 841Sep 11 Eastern Air Lines Flight 212Sep 15 Air Vietnam Flight 706Oct 30 Panarctic Oils Flight 416Nov 20 Lufthansa Flight 540Dec 1 TWA Flight 514Dec 1 Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231Dec 4 Martinair Flight 138Dec 22 Avensa Flight 358

1973 ◄ ► 1975

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