Accident
Last updated: 25 May 2013
Status:
Datum:25 DEZ 1976
Flugzeugtyp:Boeing 707-366C
Fluggesellschaft:EgyptAir
Kennzeichen: SU-AXA
Werknummer: 20763/871
Baujahr: 1973
Triebwerk: 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-7
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 9 / Insassen: 9
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 43 / Insassen: 43
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 52 / Insassen: 52
Opfer am Boden:Todesopfer: 19
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:ca 2 km NE of Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK) (Thailand) show on map
Flugphase: Annäherung (APR)
Betriebsart:Internationaler Linienflug
Flug von:Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Ägypten
Flug nach:Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK/VTBD), Thailand
Flugnummer: 864
Unfallbericht:
At 20:30 hours GMT, the flight crew made initial contact with Bangkok approach control and reported 33nm DME from Bangkok. After having been vectored to the "BK" beacon an ADF approach to runway 21L was carried out. After having reported that the runway was in sight the pilot was cleared to land and acknowledged the clearance. Shortly thereafter the aircraft crashed into a factory 2km before runway 21L threshold.
The weather was: nil wind, visibility 4000m, clouds 2/8 to 4/8 at 300m, temperature 25 deg C, dew point 24 deg C, altimeter setting 1007mb.


Informationsquelle:
» A Benefit Analysis for Cabin Water Spray Systems and Enhanced Fuselage Burnthrough Protection (CAA PAPER 2002/04)

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photo of Boeing 707-366C SU-AXA
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Cairo International Airport to Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport as the crow flies is 7208 km (4505 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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