EgyptAir Flight 804
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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 02:30am.[1][2]
Egyptian authorities announced later that day that wreckage believed to be that of the aircraft was found approximately 50 miles South East 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."[3] EgyptAir officials subsequently retracted their claim that the wreckage of MS804 had been found.[4]
There were 66 people on board: 56 passengers, 7 aircrew and 3 security personnel. It is currently unknown if any of them survived. A multinational search and rescue operation is under way.[5][6][7]
According to Greek military radar data, Flight 804 veered off course shortly after entering the Egyptian Flight Information Region. At an altitude of 37,000ft, 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 10,000ft.[8][9]
References
- ↑ Karimi, Faith; Alkhshali, Hamdi (19 May 2016). "EgyptAir flight disappears from radar". CNN. Retrieved 19 May 2016.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
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{{URL|example.com|optional display text}} - ↑ Pearson, Michael; Karimi, Faith; Lee, Ian (19 May 2016). "EgyptAir Flight 804: Greek official says debris not from plane, report". CNN. Retrieved 19 May 2016.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ "EgyptAir flight MS804 disappears from radar between Paris and Cairo – live updates". The Guardian. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ Noueihed, Lin; Knecht, Eric (18 May 2016). "EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo missing with 66 on board". Reuters. Retrieved 19 May 2016.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ "EgyptAir flight MS804 crash: Military searching for wreckage in Mediterranean Sea, officials say". The Independent. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ "Π. Καμμένος: Στα 10.000 πόδια χάθηκε η εικόνα του airbus - Συνεχίζονται οι έρευνες" (in Greek). YouTube. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016. Unknown parameter
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