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 deaths of 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
30.102°N 31.404°E / 30.102; 31.404
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 landing on the runway known as Runway 23. during the maneuver, the aircraft pitched-up before entering 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 many pitch-up inputs, as well as 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 the 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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