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EgyptAir Flight 804

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Occurrence
Date	19 May 2016 (2016-05-19)
Summary	Occurrence under investigation
Site	Mediterranean Sea 33°40′33″N 28°47′33″E / 33.6757°N 28.7924°E / 33.6757; 28.7924
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Airbus A320-232
Operator	EgyptAir
Registration	SU-GCC
Flight origin	Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France
Destination	Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt
Passengers	56
Crew	10
Missing	66 (all)

EgyptAir Flight 804 (MS804/MSR804) was an international passenger flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Cairo International Airport, operated by EgyptAir, that went missing over the Mediterranean Sea on 19 May 2016 at 02:30 Egypt Standard Time (UTC+2).

Egyptian authorities announced later that day that wreckage believed to be that of the aircraft was found approximately 80 km (50 mi) southeast of the airliner's last known position, near the Greek island of Karpathos. However, this was disputed by Greece's lead air accident investigator, and later, EgyptAir officials retracted the claim that wreckage from MS804 had been found.

There were 66 people on board: 56 passengers, 7 aircrew, and 3 security personnel. It is currently not known if anyone survived. A multinational search and rescue operation is under way.

According to Greek military radar data, Flight 804 veered off course shortly after entering the Egyptian Flight Information Region (FIR). At an altitude of 37,000 feet (11,000 metres), the aircraft made a 90-degree left turn, followed by a full circle right turn, and then began to descend. Radar contact was lost at an altitude of about 10,000 ft (3,000 m).

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was an Airbus A320-232, registration SU-GCC, MSN 2088. Its first flight was on 25 July 2003 and it was delivered to EgyptAir on 3 November 2003. Routine maintenance checks on the aircraft were carried out on 18 May in Cairo, before it left for Paris, an airline official said. The flight was the aircraft's fifth of the day, having flown from Asmara International Airport, Eritrea, to Cairo; Cairo to Tunis–Carthage International Airport, Tunisia, and back; and Cairo to Paris.

Flight

The aircraft departed for Cairo International Airport, from Charles de Gaulle Airport, on 18 May 2016 at 23:09 (all times refer to local time (UTC+2), common for France and Egypt).

It was flying at 37,000 ft (11,000 m) in clear weather when it disappeared 280 km (170 mi; 150 nmi) north of the Egyptian coast, and about the same distance from the island of Kastellorizo, over the eastern Mediterranean on 19 May 2016 at 02:30. The aircraft was lost 3 hours 25 minutes into the flight. No emergency call was received by air traffic control prior to the disappearance.

The aircraft was due to land at 03:05. Though it was originally reported that a distress signal from emergency devices was detected by the Egyptian military at 04:26, two hours after the last radar contact, officials later retracted this statement.

Panos Kammenos, the Greek Defense Minister, noted the aircraft changed heading 90 degrees to the left and then turned a full 360-degree circle to the right while it dropped from an altitude of 37,000 feet to 15,000 feet (4,600 m).

Airbus, the manufacturer of the aircraft, released a statement on its Facebook page: "Airbus regrets to confirm that an A320 operated by EgyptAir was lost at around 02:30 (Egypt local time) today over the Mediterranean sea."

Passengers and crew

People on board by nationality

Nationality	No.
Algeria	1
Belgium	1
Canada	2
Chad	1
Egypt	30
France	15
Iraq	2
Australia UK	1
Kuwait	1
Portugal	1
Saudi Arabia	1
Sudan	1
Crew	10
Total	66

Passengers

Fifty-six passengers from twelve countries were on board. Three of the passengers were reported to be children, including two infants.

Crew

Among the ten crew were three EgyptAir security personnel, five flight attendants, and two pilots. According to EgyptAir, the captain had 6,275 hours of flying experience, including 2,101 hours on the A320, while the first officer had 2,766 hours.

Search and rescue efforts

The Egyptian Civil Aviation ministry confirmed that search and rescue teams have been deployed to look for the missing aircraft. Search efforts are being carried out in coordination with Greek authorities. Ihab Raslan, a spokesman for the Egyptian Civil Aviation Agency, has stated that the aircraft most likely crashed into the sea. Greece and France are also participating in the search and rescue operation with several aircraft and naval vessels.

On the day of the disaster at 08:30, French President François Hollande met several of his ministers during an emergency meeting at the Élysée Palace. A spokesman for the French foreign ministry said checks were being carried out but the ministry had no further information. The French aviation authority could not be reached immediately for comment. A maritime patrol aircraft Dassault Falcon 50M from the French Navy's squadron 24F was deployed in the area where the Egyptian Airbus was presumed to have crashed into the sea.

Later on 19 May, Egyptian authorities announced that wreckage believed to be that of the aircraft was found approximately 80 km (50 mi) southeast of the airliner's last known position, near the Greek island of Karpathos. However, this was disputed by Greece's lead air accident investigator, who said, "Up to now the analysis of the debris indicates that it does not come from a plane, my Egyptian counterpart also confirmed to me that it was not yet proven that the debris came from the EgyptAir flight when we were last in contact around 17:45 GMT." EgyptAir officials subsequently retracted their claim that the wreckage of MS804 had been found.

Greece's Ministry of National Defence is investigating the report of a merchant ship captain who claimed to have seen a "flame in the sky" some 240 km (130 nmi) south of the island of Karpathos.

Rescue workers had reported recovering two life jackets and a piece of plastic from the sea. The Egyptian Aviation Minister stated that terrorism seemed more likely to be the cause than a technical failure in the aircraft.

Response

The Egyptian civil aviation ministry said that Flight 804 was probably attacked. Unidentified U.S. officials were reported as believing the aircraft was downed by a bomb. Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed the crash was in all likelihood a "terrorist" act. EgyptAir offered no speculation as to the reasons for the disappearance of the aircraft.

See also

• Accidents and incidents involving the Airbus A320 family

Notes

1. Abbreviated forms of the flight name combine the airline's IATA airline code (MS) or ICAO airline code (MSR) with the flight number.
2. The aircraft was an Airbus A320-200 model, also known as the A320ceo to distinguish it from the newer A320neo; the infix -32 specifies it was fitted with IAE V2527-A5 engines.

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External links

• Live updates – The Guardian
• Live updates – BBC News
• EgyptAir MS 804 Paris Cairo​ (Alt link at Emergency Page) – Egyptair
• Crisis - Airbus
• Template:Fr icon Accident survenu à un Airbus A320, immatriculé SU-GCC et exploité par Egyptair, au large des côtes égyptiennes, survenu le 19/05/16 - Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile

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