Flash Airlines Flight 604

Flash Airlines Flight 604, a Boeing 737-300, was a flight from Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, to Paris, France, via Cairo. On January 3, 2004 the plane crashed into the Red Sea just moments after take-off at Sharm El Sheikh International Airport. All 135 passengers and 13 crew members on-board the plane died. The cause the crash remains disputed and suggested to be spatial disorientation from the Captain.

Flash Airlines Flight 604
SU-ZCF, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in March 2002
Accident
Date3 January 2004
SummaryLoss of control and crash into sea after takeoff; cause disputed
  • Spatial disorientation (NTSB/BEA)
  • Undetermined, possible mechanical failure (MCA)
SiteRed Sea near Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
27°50′N 34°23′E
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 737-3Q8
Aircraft nameNour
OperatorFlash Airlines
IATA flight No.7K604
ICAO flight No.FSH604
Call signFLASH 604
RegistrationSU-ZCF
Flight originSharm El Sheikh International Airport, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
StopoverCairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt
DestinationCharles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France
Occupants148
Passengers135
Crew13
Fatalities148 (all)
Injuries0
Survivors0

The crash remains Egypt's deadliest air-disaster, until the bombing of Kogalymavia Flight 9268, with 224 deaths. The crash is also the worst crash of a Boeing 737-300.

Passengers

Most of the passengers aboard the flight were French tourists from the Paris metropolitan area. A provisional passenger list, dated 5 January 2004, stated that twelve entire French families had boarded the flight.[1]

Passenger and crew countries of origin
CountryPassengersCrewTotal
 Canada011
 Egypt01212
 Japan101
 France1320132
 United States101
 Morocco101
Total13513148

References

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