26 November 2007

Fatal 2004 Crash of Flash 737 in Egypt

This computer animation from the French accident investigation authority Bureau Enquetes Accidents (BEA) illustrates the 3 January 2004 crash of a Flash Airlines 737-300 crash near Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff on a domestic flight to Cairo and crashed into the Red Sea about nine miles (15 km) south of the city. All 135 passengers and 13 crew members were killed.

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An English version of the BEA accident report is available at
http://www.bea-fr.org/docspa/2004/su-f040103a/pdf/su-f040103a.pdf

Additional accident details are available at the Boeing 737 Technical site at http://www.b737.org.uk/flashair.htm

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