1974 EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 crash

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 killing all six crew members on board.

1974 EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 crash
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
Accident
Date10 July 1974 (1974-07-10)
SummaryStalled due to pilot error
SiteCairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt
Aircraft
Aircraft typeTupolev Tu-154
Aircraft nameNefertiti
OperatorEgyptAir
RegistrationSU-AXB
Flight originCairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt
DestinationCairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt (return flight)
Passengers0
Crew6
Fatalities6
Survivors0

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 famous wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten.[1][2]

Accident

The aircraft was performing a training flight at Cairo International Airport carrying a crew of six; two EgyptAir pilots and four Soviet instructors.[3] After three hours and 14 minutes, the aircraft performed a touch and go on the runway known as runway 23. during the maneuver, the aircraft pitched-up, entered a stall. This caused the aircraft to crash into the ground at 17:30 local time. All six occupants perished.[4][5][6]

Investigation

Investigators determined that the pilot flying had applied too much pitch up inputs. Along with incorrect center of gravity calculations. The shifting ballasts during the flight were also contributing factors.[5]

Aftermath

Afterwards in 1975 EgyptAir returned its remaining Tupolev Tu-154s to the Soviet Union.[2] In the same year, during production of the Tu-154B, systems for flaps resynchronization and the rearrangement of stabilizers were installed to prevent any similar incidents.[7]

References
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  2. "Авиакомпания: EgyptAir" [Airline: EgyptAir]. russianplanes.net (in Russian). Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  3. "Second Soviet plane crashes in Egypt." Times [London, England] 20 July 1974: 4. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 7 March 2015.
  4. "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.
  5. "ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 154 SU-AXB Cairo". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  6. "Анализ расследований АП с Ту-154" (in Russian). AVIASAFETY.ru. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  7. "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.
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